WINNING THE MAJORITY Labour's policies | Socialist Action 1983

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for women A conference organised by the Labour Women's Action Committee Saturday 21 November Speakers include:

Diane Abbott MP, Diana Jeuda NEC/USDAW, Rose Lambie TUC/COHSE, Ann Pettifor, Jo Richardson MP, « Regiora 103 a pm British What the British alre demanding that republican candidates nounce all public expression of support for the IRA: the new law would require candidates in local elections to 'declare and undertake that if elected they will neither support nor assist the activities of any organisation proscribed in. NOTICI Line British government's proposals viously directed at Sinn Fein and in particular at those forums from which Sinn Fein does not abstain: the local councils. Among the ditterent ontions examined the British have ruled out, for the time being, the idea

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THE LOBBY in favoar of David Altor's proposals to severely restrict womca's access to abortion, by cutti y time limits from the present 28 to 18 me - sharply bailt up over the last week. Altou will be clear when his bill is presented to F 28 October, ironically coinciding with the twentieth anniversary of the 1967 Abortion Act which it attacks, itself introduced into parliament by a Liberal MP, David Steel.

With the main aim being the 10 week cut in time of the most serious attacks to cate on the terms and mnteation of that act If carried through it would in effoct make legal abortion imassible for women more for an 18 week limit, though possibly allowing for exceptions for women carrying a handicapped foetus, but that was had hot set himself in advance against a 24 week amendment. HANT MNDE : LEGAL ARCA TON CONTRATPTEN ABORTION STERILISATION Socialist Action 23 Oct 1987