Lobby to kill off Corrie
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This • coming Friday might be the decisive day in the life of John Corrie's anti-abortion Bill.
The Bill, though widely backed by Tory MPs and by reactionary Labourites who wish to intensify the oppression of women and children, is not officially backed by the government.
This means that, unless some last minute change takes place, therefore, the time available to debate Corrie's proposals and the battery of amendments to them should run out on Friday.
Hopefully this will sink not only his plans to outlaw up to two-thirds of presently legal abortions through. measures against charities and.. private clinics, but also the new "compromise restriction of the upper time limit for abortions to 24 weeks of pregancy-passed two weeks ago:
Such an outcome would reflect the views of a clear majority of adults, and of 80% of women, who believe that abortion should be a matter decided only between the woman concerned and her doctor.
But pressure still needs to be brought to bear 'on MPs to ensure Corrie's law is defeated.
The National Abortion Campaign has called for a lobby of Parliament on Friday February. We urge readers to attend.
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