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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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