May 14—fight Benyon Bill

Scan page 12

BRITAIN 6 insues. 12 issues 24 issues Despite the decision of both the 1975 Labour Party conference and the TUC that women should have the right to abortion on request free on the NHS, 47 Labour MPs voted with Tory MP Benyon in February to drastically restrict this right.

Benyon's Bill threatens the very existence of the private charity sector which most women are forced to resort to because of deliberate obstruction, delay and intimidation by NHS consultants and gynacologists and by the lack of facilities in the health service.

LEAGUE

Education Class The National Front and Threat of Fascism."

The Wellington, Bristol St.

BIRMINGHAM

Sunday May 15 at 7.45pm.

• 21 I would like t 0 ta Press. I would like NAME.....

ADDRESS..

EUROPE 12 issues 24 issues a subacription to S • Issues, 1 enclose I Furthermore the time limit for abortion would be brought down to 20 weeks and the police given carte blanche to inspect medical files and to harass both doctors and patients.

The Bill must be defeated by campaigning in the Labour Party for an end to the free vote on the question of abortion; by fighting to commit trade unions nationally to defending women's rights and to mobilise against attacks on them; and by demanding that union sponsored MPs. should vote accordance with union policy.

As part of such a campaign support must be mobilised for the demonstration called by NAC for LEAGUE Education Class.

The Limerick, Fryer St.

WOLVERHAMPTON

Tuesday May 17 at 7.45pm.

£1.15 £2.30 .£4.60 May in London.

However, the fight against Benyon's Bill must not be divorced from the fight against other cuts in the health service which the Labour government is implementing.

Local Trades Councils and trade union branches must set up committees to work out the health needs of areas and to fight for the provision of facilities to meet those needs.

This must start with the demand to open the books of the Area Health Authorities to trade union inspection to see in whose interests the health service is being run.

The demonstration assembles 14 May at Belvedere Rd. 1.30 p.m. (Waterloo) to march via Trafalgar Square to a rally in Hyde Park at 4.30pm.

FUND With the announcement inside this issue of the decision of a WSL National Aggregate to launch the weekly Socialist Press in October, and a substantial Special Fund to raise the necessary finance for such an undertaking it is essential that the fight for the Monthly Fund continues.

The April Fund finally closed at £528.57. So far this month we have received £192.67 which means that we still have a long way to go to complete the £600 target.

Don't neglect the Monthly Fund. It is essential for the day to day running of the paper.

All donations should be sent to:

Socialist Press Monthly Fund 31, Dartmouth Park Hill, London NW5 1HR

----- pull-quotes -----

SOCIALIST PRESS *