work and discussion in the coming year.
NAC group report on the conference.
The NAC at the end of last month, was disappointingly small, оліу bundred was enthusiast for the campaign has not died down. Many NAC groups have become increasingly active, and like ours, are recruiting more people The first day was deroted to positive legislation. We voted to adopt our own lepislation which would remove all legal and medical restrictions on the 0Е 1O: 20U0 400-cu50s that there is open access for every woman to free abortion Facilities.
Tbe main difference thar emerged over posicive legislation was whether to draw up our own bill or to support the one drafted by the Abortion Law Reform Assocation.
cople were doubifu bout ALRA's bill because includes a time Limit of 28 weeks, so that a woman would not have the night to choose once the lotus is 'viable This. wils presented cactical position to make the bill more acceptable to wider groups.
We voted against because setting the date at 28 weeks is arbitrary and could be reduced still further basis of viability. We also fell that NAC should not compromise in any way on the SOCIALIST CHALLENGE 11 May 1978 pege 4 third national conference. The issues That campaign had been discussing throughout the year were debated and hopefully laid the basis for further supporters in the Brighton held right of women to make ail decisions concerning fertility. people However, support the ALRA bill if it that were introduced into Parlia ment, as it would be advance on the On The second agreed on a draft for the NAC leclaration of abortion rights he declaration of the rights of women in relation 1o abortion and a comprehensive gramme of what is needed p make these righis a rents It was decided that for NAC 10 pursue its aims nocessary for it to take a clear position agatest the cuts in the HS, particularly where thes direcily affect the provision of abortion facilities The main dehale of the day-eare campaign. We warr conference Was day-care abortion units to he set up, and we are hoping 1b this campaien lo win support in the labour and trade union movement, These units would help make aborlien a as a Tree, spfe, easily short operation in an our patient clinic.
We also discussed NAC and this clections, students. The trade union contercice on abortion Ocraber, on the implications of the slogan a women's right to choose, and a projected NAC international day of action on abortion