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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Women Must Have Equality Whilst Supporting the Right To Life
30.01.2007 21:11
"- 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".
but we go further still by saying that Human Rights must protect all humans from the first moment they exist i.e. fertilisation. I am not a catholic or any other religion - I am anti-religion, my stand is based on the basic biological fact that preborn humans are alive and are - - human.
We believe that the kind of rights you rightly seek (as below) have been partially blocked through the availability of abortion. There are employers who have sacked pregnant women,because the woman refused to have an abortion e.g RAF, women have been thrown out of their accommodation by landlords who don't want pregnant women in their properties,
some women have had to give up their education because they wanted their child and education, but some colleges say no.
We support sex education for all commencing at the age of 5 (like in Scandanavia) and free and easily available contraception, better rights for single mothers and more support from the community of pregnant women. (We are active supporters of gay, lesbian and transgenders rights).
We do not judge or condemn women who have had or seek abortions we only condemn the circumstances she finds herself in that drives her to contemplate and obtain abortion.
We are sure there must be a better way for women to obtain equal rights rather than dispose of their offspring, men need to be more involved with the whole reproductive scenario, they need to make responsibility.
Peach is calling for a Common Ground approach to women's equality and the elimination of abortion. I'm sure we can work together on those things we agree with and try to resolve the thorny issue of the right of life of all humans with patience, understanding, respect and goodwill!
My very best wishes,
Peter Wakeham
co-founder of Peach
Peach
Men In Abortions?
31.01.2007 00:34
And, to conclude rather crassly, if anybody believes that an expanding marble-sized mass of cells is a human being, they better get here quick with an arrest warrant before I pick off this clegnut that's been developing in my crack.
George H
Men and abortion rights
31.01.2007 11:50
men- not unusual. in fact their support of women's rights
in this country is heartwarming and necessary.
jezebel
Re: Men in Abortions
31.01.2007 14:16
George H
Clegnuts are nuts!
01.02.2007 21:25
between a developing human being and a clegnut.
We are not advocating men interfering with the woman's decision on abortion, but we are saying that too many men expect their female partner to consider abortion in the event of a so-called accidental pregnancy.
There are two parties in sex and both should take equal responsibility, why should the woman be burdened with these kinds of decisions - men aren't. We know of women who are pressured by men to have abortions - men have no right to pressure women. Men say "you either get rid of it (the pregnancy) or I'm off". This is the kind of irresponsibility which leads to unnecessary abortions. Surely, women are worth better than that!
I've heard so many times the argument about pitching the rights of zygotes against the rights of women - we believe this is a false position, we're arguing for the equal rights of women AND the preborn. George H should remember (as I do) that we wouldn't be able to argue these points if our mothers had decided to terminate us, we all started life in our first habitat -the womb, we continue our lives in the second habitat - our family, then our third habitat is whatever we choose, usually. Most of us took this journey.
Best wishes, love & Peach
Peter Wakeham
Peach