Why We Are Voting No!

7th: Executive Member -Doblin Trades: Council, “l'm voting NO because the last thing the working clas needs right now ia this amondment. This whoba thing wan started by a right wing minority. Amd the politicians jumped, nervous of the Church's atthidea and influence. Barry Demand - Labour Minister for Health = in Particular wat one of the Tiret to support SPC and the pretife lobby. There we no popular demand for this.

Women of child baaring age have rents, morigeges bills and families to worry about. Thay don't need this! Having children is an sooncmic as well as a moral or focial choice, that's a factand ft womenwho can best dechde, That's why (Ube voting NO! TU! Conference delagata (Taachers Union of |reland| ‘Tim against the amendment beacause iis an attempt to penalise, terroriss and ipolate women, particularly those thousanch of women who go-to Britain for abortion: each year, It abo an attempt to stem the fight for democratic rights, like contraception and divorce.

EDDIE CONLON ; National Orgsniter for the Anti-Aumendment Campaign The amendment is about fighting these people whe want to drive women back inte the henve and tie then forever to the kitchen sink. lis about challenging the church and state and the way they try to control our lives and our bodies It about dabengiing the ideas and the vicious attacks which ane now going on against workers living standards Ite about attacking thoe would cynically use the amandnent to divert attertion from cuts, unamployment and high taxation. Voting NO ts saying we have ROSA MEEHAN UCD Students Union Welfare Officer 1 think women should have tetal cantnral over their own saxuality. This is especially important tor women stud-; ent: and for young people generally since the one wey or the other the outcome of the vote on September 7th | will have tremencdeaus linypl- | ications for the kind of Ireland we will have to five in. Young people and stud ents on their holidays shouId put all their offorts inta defeating this amendment.

Mary O'Donnel TGWU, Limerick The trade unian movement haa always been to the forefront bn advacating aguality for women oat just in work but-other ———~ |} areas ae well, So it wae te portant that the ICT Congress should have so clearly backed the Execute's Statement of opposition to the érmend ment.

Whike the mftremdurn eriay stem To many a5 inpelewarrt and therefore harmless; | believe it & adangeroue opening shot aiming at creating fear amongst women which will fit in nicely with attacks on living stanclares at this tire That's why [mw MEP, NELL MeCAFFERTY Journalist and Author of "The Armagh Women’, “Firet and foromeost | willl wote against the amendment becausa | support abortio 1 rights for worn, The constitutional amend ment ciawe a callous disragard for life beyond the wonib. Auny one serloualy ivterested in ensuring food, dhelter and a full bitte for women and ther children would ba campaigning for one family - one home, a which led to the amendment weekly wage for women.

| believe that women lett to thenmelvas will make absolutely the right decision about pregnancies. It is not Organiaations stated for identification Purposes a

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with power and privilege who for me or anyone to tell them what to dio.”