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sall to, glues FROM: res that he -tung their 10b Landseer ha, Lundon N19 TAK: OVER recent weeks, 'Life', the anti-abortion group, has carried out a massive leafletting campaign. They claim to have leafletted two million homes with a lurid leaflet entitled "Two million too many!' Cleverly worded, it says 'We're not blaming any woman who has an abortion... ' then goes on to say women are forced to have abortions - that's what a 'social' abortion ineans. The back page says 'Two million abortions have been carried out under the 1967 Abortion Act. That means that two míllion human beings have been put to death' ... but of course they're not blaming any woman who has an abortion!
The fact that over 1 million women have been able to obtain legal abortions since 1967 is proof enough that it needs to be kept legal and safe.
NAC (National Abortion Campaign) has produced a pro-choice leaflet pointing out that before 1967, women died, were maimed and became infertile as a result of illegal dangerous abortions. NAC points out that though there has been a considerable improvement since the '67 Act (except for the North of Ireland, where the law does not apply) - the horrors of backstreet abortions have disappeared in Britain, the ' 67 Act does not go far enough.
Women still do not have the right to choose for themselves, we depend on the co-operation of doctors, the availability of facilities. Copies of the leaflet can be obtained from NAC, 374, Gray's Inn Road, London WCI.
Life are planning a rally in Hyde Park on June 25 - with such luminaries as Mother Theresa speaking. NAC is or-aled a picket of this rally men' • The point is to show who is trying to stop ordinary women trom determining how their own bodies are used. If you want to be part of this picket or help organise for it, ring NAC on 01-278 0153.
Year after year Labour con- Council workers should vote ference has declared its oppo- Labour on June 9 because:
sition to any incomes policy and Labour is against has rejected calls for 'dis- controls wage cussions' with union leaders on • Labour will wage curbs. destroy them Labour has learnt its lesson •Labour will guarantee the since the wage controls of the right of unions to organise, to - 'social contract'.
standards, and to take industrial action.
Support the low paid •Labour will repeal Tebbit's anti-union laws and Prior's standards.
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YOUTH CND A F @ Hithout Fea IF YOU understand socialism then you understand the capitalist game is the war machine Peoples march for jobs A criticism I would make of the Labour Party and Labour CND is that we haven't led campaigns.
The Labour Parties are TOGETHER:
WEICAN STOP THE CND BOMBI Bart teeto surviya Organiser May no.131 uture 20,000 joined a Youth CND march and festival last Saturday May 7 long time, and can only be done with our allies, especially with existing alliances. Labour CND is working for unconditional commitment to remove the bases.
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