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Abortion Rights : urgent please email your MP ahead of final abortion votes on 22nd October

Please take two minutes to email your MP using our simple online lobbying tool to urge them to vote against further anti-abortion amendments and for improvements in the law for women.

The final, crucial abortion votes will take place on Wednesday 22nd October 2008 at the Report stage of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill. The anti-abortion lobby has tabled a number of amendments which would restrict women's abortion rights. These must be defeated. Abortion Rights has worked with pro-choice MPs to table positive amendments to improve women's access to abortion services and extend rights to Northern Ireland. Please find here a briefing on the amendments.

What you can do

Please email your MP using our simple new online lobbying tool. Please let us know of any responses you receive from your MP. If you can, please visit your MP at their constituency surgery. Alternatively please phone them at their constituency office or in parliament on 020 7219 3000.

Please take the time to make a difference!

Please join Abortion Rights as an individual member and encourage your local trade union branch, women's organisation or student group to affiliate at this critical time - together we're stronger!

Please donate!

Our campaigning is clearly essential and effective, but it needs to be paid for! Please help to cover the costs of Abortion Rights’ much increased campaigning over the past period and to support the next steps in the campaign.

We don't receive any state or church funding. Every penny will contribute to our campaigning and lobbying. You can donate quickly and securely on-line at http://www.abortionrights.org.uk No paypal account is needed. Or you can make a donation by cheque to ‘Abortion Rights’, 18 Ashwin Street, London E8 3DL.

Please speak out

If you haven't already, please help break the taboo around abortion and add your pro-choice message or abortion story to the pro-choice majority website http://www.prochoicemajority.org.uk

(See also details of protest planned for 21st October)