struggle La leading and the sort of evidence that will be presented.
We have to show that abortion and tertility control are inter national questions, as well as exposing attacks on the rights of foreign' women in Britain The way in which women from abroad depend upon the liberal nature' of Britain's abortion laws disaster in Italy. Pregnant women were exposed to dioxin gas, which is known to cause foetal deformity.
The Italian Government was forced by the women's movement and by various political organisations to allow these women to have abortions.
Were SCruD to look into each specific case. But abortions were deniee to hundreds of women who applied Many of those turned down had backstreet abortions. Others were helped by the Centre for Information about Sterilisation and Abortion (CISA). But CISA's own clinics had been closed down in Women were forced into seeking abortions in other countries. CISA enabled three of these women to come to bral. us was Just d very prominent example of the fact that if British law is restricted in any way women seeking safe legal abortions in Britain will be hit as well as British women.
Another function or ine inter national session will be to help to snow inal ine camDalen Tor res trictions Right to Life people in Britain is just part of an international pattern. It becomes very much easier to understand women who suffer as a result.
member of the Abortion Campaign, is an organiser of the International session of the forthcoming National Tribunal on Abortion Rights. Here she explains the purpose of examining the international abortion rights experience at the Tribunal, tries as Canada and Belgium.
The same thing would happen in Britain if Dr Peter was ever convicted, as he has already stated that he has found it necessary to give late abortions because of the tremendous need.
This attack on particular doctors who do abortions is accompanied by an attack Three pregnant women from the Seveso disaster area in Italy arrive in London to get safe legal abortions.
Their visit highlighted the fact that if British abortion laws are further restricted it will not only be British National parental consent for younger women and also put the onus on doctors to save the 'lives of aborted foetuses. This was another attempt to intimidate doctors. The restrictions envisaged in the reports of the Select Committee have the came overal erect So what emerges pattern: first you try to restrict the availability of abortions, secondly you attack those doctors who publicly support attack sector, and fourthly you introduce a general campaign of intimidathe source of pital. In the next weeks the which has workers. under me leadersm.
women to be treated manoeuvres cano wielders vices and the local AHA pying the nospiar UnILY between strators EGA ine nospital for women of the AhA in trying to Second, provided a base SUDOOrI clearly is a private THE SKIRMISHING is over at the and Callaghan.
Garrett Anderson HosCamden & Islington Area Health Authority will take action to close the shown that open Unce workers occupation since 15 NovThe determination of the EGA clinics for women their shop stewards, to defend the hospital and fight for the right of has laid the basis for repulsing the or alients attacks of the ot the bedanment of Health and Social SerBy occu, the EGA ers have achieved two crucial ob- CrucIal First, they have begun to forge a of health workers in the hospital itseit. most sioninicanny. mey nave shown to the EGA doctors the real dealt with the complete abolition NHS admini- immediate specialised remova The workers have thereby de- broadest possible feated the divide-and-rule tactics doctors from the rest of the EGA SOIl the occupation chas of the hospital to rally active hospital workers and omner sections drine labour movement. It is a living the nosolta against the savage cuts of Healey endangering the That support has to be built up on an all-London basis up to and including strike action.
By keeping the EGA open the workers have exposed the lies the AnA ane snoo used as excuses for closing the hospital. They have •a real ant overwhelming demand for the ser vices of such a nospita and by considering the opening of turthe inev are als playing in practice that a hospita recular run by health workers themselves is one which can meet the needs It is the Labour Government and the NHS bureaucrats who restrict ICCi health service fought for by working people stade prepare suc cessfully for the imminent moves Hospital, AHA management, problems that have arisen (understandably, as this is the first ever hospital occupation) need to be The workers have decided on CoUPHICE ients. Now it is crucial to build the vices sonicany the rest of the labour movement in London ensure such solidarity the decisively WOrKerS -HUS ciamn their conto on ine TunnE One AMA winow of manoeuvres to divide the Tor Mistance. may well reuse o rebair ana ser thus cynically of the paThe 24 hour picket outside the EGA hospital. The picket has become a rallying point for local support FEB 26th tients dependent on the EGA So ts viao oroanise ane mobilise a greater number of EGA and co. ordinate all the tasks necessary to counter the AnA. concerning the rUnnInG Of hospital and the running of the campaign for solidarity should be taken by the mass of workers a conventu ings, witn tne day-to-day arrait delegated to a much broader elec committee than the present shop stewards commitinvolve the EGA in oreer to workers more uv. snoo seward could consider the reorganisation conditions of work at the and patients prove the worners Conditions release CUTe gently needed forces to organise picketing and the visiting of other hospitals and support and enlist the help of the workers movemen m Garys ou repairs on the equipment and ser If the EGA is closed, not only is one imoonant nospild the struggle to save • allaine nos pitals threatened with closure wil have suffered a severe set-back Messages or suppor speaKers etc. to: Arthur church ley, EGA Hospital Euston hodu London NW1 (tel 01-387 2301, ext COLIN SMITH EN
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