The organising session at October's highly successful Feminist Fightback conference decided to call for a national torchlight march for abortion rights on the evening of Saturday 3 March 2007 in central London. We will be meeting outside University of London Union on Malet Street (nearest Tube, Goodge Street, Russell Square or Euston) from 6.30pm. The march will call for:
- No reduction in the 24-week time limit for access to abortion.
- The right to abortion on demand (this means an end to having to get the consent of two doctors) up to the legal time limit.
- The extension of abortion rights to women in Northern Ireland.
- Abortion to be integrated into the NHS as an ordinary medical service.
- An end to privatisation and fragmentation in the NHS; increased public funding to guarantee free and equal access to abortion.
- Improved access to and increased choice of publicly funded contraception.
- Clear, honest, comprehensive and confidential sexuality and relationship education for all children which addresses issues of consent and domestic violence.
- A real 'right to choose' which also means the right to have a child free from economic and social pressure. This requires a real living wage for all workers, benefits which can be lived on and rise with earnings, universal publicly funded childcare and an end to the stigmatisation of single mothers.
We have regular organising committee meetings, open to all women, to plan for the march, which is open to all, both men and women.
To get involved or if you any questions please email
volsunga@gmail.com or for more information visit 
http://www.fightback.org.uk
Please promote the march in your women's group, union branch, student union or other campaigning organisation (a model motion can be found on the website) and bring delegations on the day.
- No reduction in the 24-week time limit for access to abortion.
- The right to abortion on demand (this means an end to having to get the consent of two doctors) up to the legal time limit.
- The extension of abortion rights to women in Northern Ireland.
- Abortion to be integrated into the NHS as an ordinary medical service.
- An end to privatisation and fragmentation in the NHS; increased public funding to guarantee free and equal access to abortion.
- Improved access to and increased choice of publicly funded contraception.
- Clear, honest, comprehensive and confidential sexuality and relationship education for all children which addresses issues of consent and domestic violence.
- A real 'right to choose' which also means the right to have a child free from economic and social pressure. This requires a real living wage for all workers, benefits which can be lived on and rise with earnings, universal publicly funded childcare and an end to the stigmatisation of single mothers.
We have regular organising committee meetings, open to all women, to plan for the march, which is open to all, both men and women.
To get involved or if you any questions please email
volsunga@gmail.com or for more information visit http://www.fightback.org.uk Please promote the march in your women's group, union branch, student union or other campaigning organisation (a model motion can be found on the website) and bring delegations on the day.
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