Protests against the Corrie Amendment to the 1967 Abortion Act in the United Kingdom. Colour process prints, 1979-1980.

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[1979-1980]
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664631i
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Protests against the Corrie Amendment to the 1967 Abortion Act in the United Kingdom. Colour process prints, 1979-1980. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

The Corrie Bill was introduced in the House of Commons in 1979 by John Corrie (Conservative M.P. for Bute and N. Ayr) to restrict abortion rights that had been granted under the 1967 Abortion Act. The Bill was withdrawn in March 1980, before its Third Reading, after demonstrations and lobbying by specialist pressure groups, the Trades Union Congress (TUC), and others

Publication/Creation

[London] : [various], [1979-1980]

Physical description

12 prints : various media, printed in colours ; sheets various sizes

Reference

Wellcome Collection 664631i

Contents

1. Campaign against the Corrie Bill, 'Pregnant and want help? - tough luck if the Corrie anti-abortion Bill goes through', 1979/1980, purple and blue text on white ground, 42x 28.6 cm.
2. 'Abortion under attack', advertising meeting against Corrie Amendment to the 1967 Abortion Act, 25 October [1979], black text on yellow paper, 42 x 29.5 cm.
3. 'Rock against sexism: Angletrax, Au Pairs, Mo-dettes', for an anti-abortion bill march and rock concert at University of London Union, 27 October 1979, pink and black on grey stippled ground, printed front, 77.5 x 54.5 cm.
4. Campaign against the Corrie Bill, 'March for abortion rights', publicity for a march for abortion rights, 28 October 1979, purple and white text on blue ground, 29 x 41.5 cm.
5. 'LSE's Week of Action to give her the choice', publicity for events at LSE's [London School of Economics] Week of Action, 1980, profile of pregnant woman, black text on white, 43 x 30.4 cm.
6. 'Women will die if this bill is passed: No return to backstreet abortions', publicity for a mass lobby of Parliament on 5 February 1980, black text on white, 29.8 x 41.8 cm.
7. National Abortion Campaign, 'Strike against Corrie: Join the mass lobby', publicity for the mass lobby on 5 February 1980, black text in stencil-letters on yellow, 45 x 64 cm.
8. Tower Hamlets Campaign Against Corrie, entitled 'Campaign against Corrie news', news-sheet, 1980, 61.5 x 41 cm.
9. 'Corrie: Women will defy your law' against the Corrie Bill, 1979 (?), yellow and red text, 76 x 50.1 cm.
10. 'Our bodies, our lives, our right to decide! National Abortion Campaign 1981 Conference, June 13-14', for NAC conference, Manchester, 13-14 June 1981. 27.6 x 40.5 cm. (10a) black text on yellow, (10b) black text on orange, (10c) black text on pink
11. National Abortion Campaign, 'The politics of abortion: a forum on a woman's right to choose', publicity for the forum 'The politics of abortion', 21 Feb. [1980?], black text on green, 44.8 x 30.8 cm.
12. National Abortion Campaign, 'The politics of abortion: a forum on a woman's right to choose', 'Reclaim the night Demonstration' and 'Benefit disco', with on reverse the programme for the day, publicity for three pro-abortion events on 21 Feb [1980?], double-sided black text on yellow, 21 x 29.5 cm.

Creator/production credits

Posters etc. produced by the National Abortion Campaign, the 'Campaign Against Corrie' group, and others

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Holdings

  • 14 prints of 12 posters

Where to find it

  • 'Pregnant and want help? - Tough luck if the Corrie anti-abortion Bill goes through'

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    664631i.1

  • 'Abortion under attack'

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    664631i.2

  • 'Rock against sexism: Angletrax, Au Pairs, Mo-dettes'

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    Closed stores
    664631i.3

  • 'March for abortion rights'

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    664631i.4

  • 'LSE's Week of Action to give her the choice'

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    Closed stores
    664631i.5

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