National Abortion Campaign. Benyon's Bill the end of the session.
women into unwilling abortionists.
But opponents of Benyon's Bill have not been idle. Everv community health council, Area Health mcalcal orlanisduon and abortion advisory clinic which has sent their views on the Bill to the DHSS has come out firmly It is now less than three weeks to the date of the vital demonstration against Benyon's anti-abortion Bill. But support is still growing for the demonstration called by the Britain by up to a half - is shortly to go into Standing Committee for amendment, and coud return for a final vote in Parliament anytime between July and December this year.
The anti-abortion organisation SPUC is trying to ensure clauses are put into the Bill, and are pressuring the Labour Government to make space available in the Parliamentary timetable for the Bill to get through all its stages before The mass lobby of MPs called by SPUC for 17 May, where they anticipate an attendance of 10,000 or more, is further evidence of their serious intentions to force motherhood, or into the against it.
Sponsors of the 14 May demonstration include the Labour Abortion Rights Campaign, NUS, Doctors for Women's Choice Campaign, which could reduce legal abortion in that even more restrictive hands of dangerous backstreet Media, Co-ordinating Committee in Defence of the 1967 Act (with over 30 member organisations), SWP and IMG, and trade unions, women's groups and prominent individuals.
Women The National Planning Meeting of NAC held last Saturday heard how the local groups were mobilising contingents to come down to the demonstration. ings will be taking place in over 20 towns and cities in the next two weeks, with extensive petitioning and leafletting in shopping centres, housing estates, factories and hosunion CAMPAIGN be held Jockeys WC1 [nearest 5pm.
Millie Miller Richardson MP. vIced Labour Party LARC's aims Conterence pitals.
In Wandsworth, Public meetelectricians' Abonion nonts suoooners confrontanti-aortionisi william benvon JOHN DEASON [centre] on last September's London Right to Work march. LABOUR ABORTION RIGHTS First National Conference to 15 Mav 1977 [ex-NUFTO Fields, Holborr London, •TuDes. HolDom Chancery Lane]. 10.00am Conference will be chairec and Creche proOpen to all members of the who support * For further details contact Groaniser, Astric Lever, 57 Trinity Road, London tion rights, full up. local Labour MP, Tom Cox (who is a Catholic) will be picketed in protest against his consistent voting for anti-abortion measures. He is has also supported nationally by the union, and West London NAC have enlisted is organising a speaking tour in the support of the local branch in WEEKLY censure action against Cox.
In neighbouring South East La local demonstration will be held this week, supported by several trade unions In Cardiff, Heath Hospital workers are meeting to plan a campaign for the opening of their brand new out-patient clinic, which has lain idle for 3 years due to the reactionary ideas 3301 of the consultant concerned.
A well-attended debate between NAC and LIFE, organised by the Leeds CHCs, who support abor has helped to ensure that the 3 coaches booked from Leeds will come down to the demo The attempts by the Labour Life anti-abortion group to reverse local party policy in places like Hackney and Leicester has backfired in their faces, and encouraged discussions and activity in support of 14 Ma "he NUS Women's Committ colleges and campuses, and London students have undertaken to plaster the capital with mobilising posters.
But the planning meeting also discussed the serious financial situation of the campaign which needs to find f1,000 immediately in order to be able to continue Support for the demonstration should be combined with a dona * Demonstration assembles 14 May, 1.30 Belvedere Road [Waterloo] to march via Trafalgar Square to a rally in Hyde Park at 4.30 Speakers from the British and international abortion campaigns doctors, labour movement and MPs. Entertainment from singers and theatre groups. Children's van provided. Bring your banners. Further details, and all donations to NAC, 30 Camden Road, NW1. [Tel: 01-485 4303]. Plenty posters, leaflets and stickers still available.