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If the enormous potential of the October 28th demonstration against the Corrie Bill is to be developed, a massive campaign must be taken up in the " labour movement for free abortion on demand on the NHS.

Many National Abortion Campaign members have now realised the importance of an offensive campaign. Nationally NAC is re-asserting its slogan for free abortion on demand' and moving away from mere defence of the 1967 Act which was the basis of the 'Campaign against Corrie' In many areas, especially Birmingham and the West Midlands so few abortions now take place on the NHS that the 67 Act might just as well not exist: In addition many working-class women are unable to gather the money necessary to have the operation in charitable clinics.

Oct. 28 Anti-Corrie demonsrration -which way.

Campaigns around de lities are beginning i Birmingham, two hospit sted by the Regional l possible sites. However, not be won by the frien but only by linking the Corrie Rill with the de writer. esps nause wilt un Service as a whole.

… No amount of lobbi lets will turn back th attack on abortion righ state.

The wholesale clo: hospitals means that threatened facilities, Laur WHOTISES aliv trada uninnicte service, will become a struggle.

Only the working class Way care abortion facisome areas. In :als have been suggeHealth Authority as these campaigns will dly lobbying of MPs, campaign against the fence of the Health Lies, petitions or leafle Tories from their ts and on the welfare sure of wards and the occupation of nder the control of !CATC nf the health VL ITTRATT vital weapon in the organised strength of the taking industrial action will do that. And that strength can only be mobilised on the basis of a class resistance to the destruction of the health service as a whole... The occupation of threatened facilities must be linked to the fight for supporting strike action by other workers both inside and outside the health service.

No woman has the right to choose within capitalism. The pressure of poverty and the lack of adequate child-care provisions by the state means that free choice can only be an illusion. The destruction of nursery facilities is another attack by the Tories which cannot be separated from "the right to choose" an abortion.

Thousands of trade union members demonstrated their opposition to Corrie. The TUC leadership must not be allowed to rest back, feeling they've done their bit for women's rights, in sponsoring Octobér 28. The TUC. leaders must be forced to Co to win abortion rights not with left' speeches but by strike action.

Motions must be moved in the Labour Party and trade union branches for strike action on Sth February for the Corrie Bill's third reading. Workers should be preparing for a mass lobby of parliament on that day. The TUC should' be pressed to make February Sth their "Day of Action"

The campaign for aboriton rights de. not end with the Corrie Bil. Campaigns must be mounted for safe effective abortions in the early stages of pregnancy as part of day-care facilities in hospitals. These facilities must be taken out of the hands of reactionary consultants, and placed under the nists and NHS workers. control of health service users trade inina VIRALL VA tar. UHL TANY The fight should also be taken up for existing private services such as charitable - 392 clinics to be integrated within improved NHS facilities.

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