Oct 28 march against Corrie
Socialist Press1979 1979-08-08Read it in the scan (PDF), scan page 5 →
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The TUC General Council has called on 28 October a national demonstration against the anti-abortion Private Members Bill currently being moved by Tory James Corrie.
This marks a major step forward in the struggle to mobilise the strength of the labour movement in opposition to this piece of legislation which, if enacted, would dramalıcally cut the number of legal abortions performed below even the present inadequate figure.
But as previous occasions have shown, TUC support does not of itself guarantee a sufficient turn-out on the day: it is now up to trade unionists and Labour Party members to mobilise branches and banners in a massive show of strength.
That strength must also be directed against those reactionary Labour MPs who abstained or voted in favour of Corrie's Bill on its Second Reading in Parliament.
The demand from trade unionists and Labour GMCs alike must be that the Labour Party lays down a 3-line whip instructing its MPs to vote against Corrie's attempts further to oppress and enslave working class women.
Instead the policy spelled out must be to fight for the right to free abortion on demand-the only policy that can offer women the basic right to control their own bodies and protect their own health.
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