Abortion rights emergency protest
12 May 2008
This vote is taking place much earlier than expected and with very little notice.
In the limited time available it is vital that everyone who supports a woman’s right to choose does everything they can to show their opposition to any reduction in the time limit. Please attend this crucial protest - and encourage your friends and colleagues to do so too.
A flyer to advertise the protest is available to download and photocopy on the Abortion Rights website.
We say: women must come first, there is no significant scientific or medical support for any reduction in the time limit.
Yet a handful of anti-abortionists are using propaganda and misinformation, hoping to intimidate and mislead MPs into attacking women’s rights.
An overwhelming majority of the public supports the right to choose: MPs should uphold choice and vote down amendments by Nadine Dorries and any anti-abortion MPs.
Less than two per cent of abortions take place after 20 weeks. If successful, a lowering of the abortion time limit would be devastating for a small number of women in difficult, unforeseeable and individual circumstances and would encourage further anti-abortion attacks.
Contrary to anti-abortion hype, research shows there has been no increase in survival rates for births under 24 weeks.
There is opposition to any lowering of the time limit from the British Medical Association, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, British Association of Perinatal Medicine, Royal College of Nursing, TUC, PCS and other trade unions, the Department of Health and MPs across all three major parliamentary political parties.
What you can do
Lobby your MP- If you haven't already, now is the time to write to, email, phone or visit your MP in advance of the vote on 20 May 2008 to urge them to vote against any amendment to lower the abortion time limit.
A model letter and information on how to identify and contact your MP is available on the Abortion rights campaign website.
Make your voice heard and attend the lobby on May 20 2008.
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