Name/TitleBadge: March Against the Corrie Bill
About this objectSmall round pin badge with red lettering against a (dirty) white background darkening to red on the bottom right side. The central slogan, 'MARCH AGAINST THE CORRIE BILL' is surrounded by lower case text: 'Scottish National Abortion Campaign ~ October 28th'. Likely to relate to the Women's Liberation March 1979.
MakerScottish National Abortion Campaign
Date Madec.1979
Period1970s-1980s
Medium and MaterialsInorganic, metal and plastic
Subject and Association Keywordsabortion rights - pro-choice
Subject and Association KeywordsWomen's healthcare
Subject and Association KeywordsSocialism
Subject and Association DescriptionThe 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 The Bill was withdrawn in March 1980, before its Third Reading, after demonstrations and lobbying by specialist pressure groups, the Trades Union Congress (TUC), and others:
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Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeBadge
Object numberGWL-2014-43-2
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved