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Title: For starters (WS41) Author: Workers Solidarity Movement Date: 1994 Language: en Topics: Workers Solidarity Source: Retrieved on 15th November 2021 from http://struggle.ws/ws94/start41.html Notes: Published in Workers Solidarity No. 41 — Spring 1994.
The democratic “will of the people” is not of major concern to the
politicians in Leinster House. Two years ago the pregnant 14 year old at
the centre of the ‘X’ case was prevented from going to England for an
abortion. The High Court effectively interned her inside the 26
counties. The Dublin Abortion Information Campaign of which the Workers
Solidarity Movement were founder members. called a demonstration.
10,000 marched for her right to choose to travel abroad for an abortion.
The injunction was lifted. In November 1992 a referendum was held. The
majority of people voted for freedom of information and travel in
respect of abortion. They also voted against the blanket ban on abortion
which had been put in place by the 1983 amendment to the Constitution.
Two years on the government are slowly getting around to do something
about abortion information. Legislation is promised, though we can be
sure that it will be as restrictive as they think possible to enforce.
Nothing has happened about the issue of allowing abortion in Ireland.
We can vote whatever way we like but the government is not under any
obligation to carry out our wishes. Democracy how are ya! To mark the
second anniversary of the victory in the ‘X’ case and point out how
shallow parliamentary democracy is, WSM members and other DIAC activists
were on the streets of Dublin in February.
Posters with the telephone number of the pro-choice Womens’ Information
Network [01–6794700] were pasted up in housing estates and shopping
areas. Leaflets outlining how the government were ignoring the expressed
will of the electorate were given out. The fight for womens freedom is
far from over.
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At our recent national conference it was agreed to change the appearance
of Workers Solidarity. Reflecting a moderate but continuous growth in
numbers and support this will be the last issue in magazine format. In
future Workers Solidarity will be published as a newspaper, initially
continuing as quarterly but hopefully becoming more frequent. It will be
supplemented by a new magazine Libertarian Socialism which will be
launched later this year.
Workers Solidarity will continue to report on working class struggles at
home and abroad, and to explain anarchist politics. We need your help to
do this more effectively. Send us report