BIRTH CONTROL
BRITISH LABOUR PARTY DIVIDED
(United Press Association.—Copyright.) LONDON, 12th October. "Is this advanced as a question of health or ueomalthusianism?" asUld Mr. J. R. Mac Donald, when women delegates tried to induce tho Labour, Conference to resolve in favour of empowering doctors and maternity clinics to give birth control information when sought. My. Mac Donald added that he believed a majority of the party approved of health instruction, but ha and they were most doubtful about committing members and candidates on the subject of family limitation. Amid uproar, caused by an attempt to carry the closure, a woman doctor; delegate shouted: "Why break tha party on a controversialist matter of medic.il science?" Nevertheless, the closure was carried* There, was much excitement when the: executive's remarks opposing tho inclusion of birth control in the party's programme was referred back on a cartf vote by 1,650,000 to 1,620,000.
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Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 91, 14 October 1926, Page 11
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