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Ireland. Not only was an amendment of the Constitution passed in 1983 constitutional, changes, contraception is almost impossible to get, the unmarried.
There is ittle or no contraception or other sex schools, which according should ensure no teenage pregnancy.
Contraception Despite this, there has been an increase Temale bes cent of all births in 1971 to 0.8 per cent in 1983, and the number babies born less than nine months after marriage has doubled between 1962 and ONE WOULD be forgiven for thinking that if there is anywhere in the world where the attentions of the Society for the Protection of the Unborn Child were not needed it is the Republic of making abortion unbut despite some recent cosmetic especially outside the larger cities and towns, or for Under these cirIt is not prising that in 1983 3,700 women (10 a day) giving addresses abortions in Britain. The true figure is undoubtedly higher.
Leonora Lloyd, NAC It was SPUC, the Irish group of which vas formBritish adherents, WCiC largel constitutional ammendment During that campaign, opponents claimed that the ammendment, passed, would lead to a situation where women's lives would be in danger, and where women be prevented travelling STILET abortions.
So far, least one woman has died because or being relused ucalci that might have harmed the foetus. Now SPUC turning its attention to the counselling services.
Since 1983. abortionists have picketed family planning clinics and the two Dublin centres where women can gel nelp and advice before seeking Now SPUC has applied High Court to outlaw such the Lillia eighth amendment.
Injunction The organisations named in the injunction Dublin WellWoman Centre, which advises on many aspects of health not just pregnancy and abortion referral - and Open Line Counselling, a small organisation which exists solely to help women with problem pregnancies.
the nanon wo make it impossible to give non-orreruve counseng referral information, claiming that access to this intormation is undermining 'public morality"!
Ad Hoc An ad-hoc group has been set up to detend the • against this tresh attack, led by the Students Their demands 1. The right of Irish women to agencies which provide non-directive pregnancy counselling, in dependaut of church and SLGEL, 2. The right of agencies and individuals to provide information women with unplanned pregnancies on all options including abortion;
The right to refer jurisdiction where abortion is legal while these services al g unavailable in Ireland.
The ad-hoc group is planning conference-public meeting in mid- September io discuss the case, which goes to court towards the end of September. In Brithe National Abortion Campaign will be doing what it can to publicise and support the campaign.
• How to help; dona tions and messages of support should be sent to: Open Line Counselling, 3 Belvedere Place, Dublin 1; Account No 24578008, Allied Trish Banks, 20/22 College Green, Dublin 2 (The cheapest transfer money is to take cash to a branch here.)
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