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Forthcoming Event

Abortion Rights : Stop the anti-choice offensive
Its time the pro-choice majority was heard!

  • Public meeting 22nd November 2006 from 7pm-9pm
  • Room 10, House of Commons, Westminster

All pro-choice supporters welcome

Speakers include:

  • Polly Toynbee Polly Toynbee Guardian Columnist
  • Dr Kate Paterson MRCOG, NFFP Consultant in Community Gynecology and Reproductive Health
  • Laura Moffatt MP Labour Party
  • Liberal Democrat MP
  • Jacqui Lait MP Conservative Party
  • Lorene Fabian AMICUS
  • Rebecca Gill TUC Women's Officer
  • Kat Stark NUS Women's Officer

Following two years of relentless and misleading media campaigning, the anti-choice lobby has now turned to drive its dangerous agenda through parliament. Notwithstanding the defeat of a cynical anti-choice backbench bill at the end of October, the anti-choice lobby has pledged to continue with a Private Members' Bill, an Adjournment debate and a Westminster Hall debate. The strategy is designed to ratchet up pressure for incremental restrictions in women's crucial abortion rights - starting with later abortion.

This public meeting in Parliament, on the eve of the ballot for a Private Members' Bill, is an opportunity to send a strong message to MPs that any attempts set back women's rights will be met with widespread and determined opposition.

Organised by Abortion Rights http:www.abortionrights.org.uk

Abortion Rights is supported by: T&G, FBU, CWU, AMICUS, BECTU, UNISON, ASLEF, RMT, UCU, TSSA, NAPO, NUS Women's Campaign and many others

Abortion Rights and NUS Women's Campaign are also organising an opportunity for you to lobby your MP and take part in a media photo event during the day. Please see http://www.abortionrights.org.uk and http://www.nusonline.co.ukwomen


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