Alton s Bill (FAR).
There is no logical reason for a lione linut of 18 werks. ax even with the mon advanced rechnology, short of an artificial womb, the feius canpor survive outside the mother until at Icast 22 weeks, as util then its lones are solid. A number of moderate" MDs will be serking to persuade Alcom to amerit his bill so. 22 or 23 werks on those grounds. but goven that there are very few abortions after 22 weeks, and that the 1929 act efectively allows for advances in technology covered by the question of viability, this would not achieve whut Alton and other hard-liners want — to reduce the total number of abortions done
Alton says, correctly, that Britain B one of the few comunes allowing aborrinns so Jace. Most countries in Furope however, and many outside with legal abortion teve more
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literal laws duan ours, which means txe women can get carlier abortions. Morenymr. colbacksan thr Nis mean that il is becoming harder fie wonsen to art carlier aboruons - a significant munber of lan abortions are due to SIS delavs, clien due co antiaborton doctors and nebres
#Copposes any nichiction in time limits, on the grounds chat it is the most vulnerabke who will be bir Liky per vent of those has ing abortions afer 20 weeks cre 20 or unider. coung wotco whn find ir larelest to arknowledge they are pregnant and to find out what to do. Manv coure front Treland and Spain.
rhers who will be cffectod in stualler numbros are enenopausal women unaware that thoy are progpant, unul mo late Gif Alron gets his way) and those found to be carrvine a hadicapped fetas, who will be deaned the choice of a termination, if that is what they want. This includes a mall group whw will be forced to carry a still-born child to lerm, ur know that their haby will die imediately after birth
FAt will herposing the sort of conditions that creare the problems Teadine to late abortins lock of sex education atal Informadon and help Jor young women: bad or nota-existens NEIS fociities that
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delay women and nican that they have to find the money for a private aborton fand in the case of Wise conning for example leon Inchard to larid the farc and cince expenses as wril), the fart that tom doctor's: permission has ro be seusghr. leading to further delays: especially if they cume acruss leaborton doctors or secacies, such acta f-line" There anc alf sorre of wave mn which wornen conh be helped to get abortions eart — chis bill is nol gong to heip one Teccie biL. Vou ran help by heroming a sponsor of FAh and gering any organisations you are in Rs sponsor ton; forming local FAS grupand dis belping to raise money — very urgent. especnily it wean, to gera anach-aceded 1AB otfier warker. A mais lobby of parliament is planned ive 21 January and we are urging supportors to set frade linions, 13% and women S orgaiusations.to suppistt tis The ultimar goal isto get a 1un-hacker demo arand the timme of the third reading FAB nationalis enccts at Wesles House on Mondays al 6:30. All supportars weictme. LEONORA LLOYD Mais, 1 Wie Cour, Todin WC2R FAT, era 11-200 2004 (NAC) 01 5809360 Co) and 0/ 292 6332 (RAC)
Support the MASS LOBBY OF PARLAMENT 21 January 1988 Fight Alton's Bill meets every Monday 6.30pm, Wesley House, 4 Wild Court,
London WC2