BIRTH CONTROL
QUESTION BEFORE LABOUR CONFERENCE (By Ilectrio Telegraph.—OopyrlKht.) (Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, 12th Oct. ‘ls this advanced as a question of health or neo-Malthusianism?'' asked Mr .MacDonald, when women delegates tried to induce t ho La hour ( onlerence to resolve in favour of empowering doctors and maternity clinics to give birth control information when sought. Mr MacDonald added that lie believed the majority of the parly approved of health instruction, hut he ami they were most doubt ful about committing members and candidates on lhe subject of family limilat ion.
Amid uproar caused by an attempt to carry the closure a woman doctor delegate shouted, “Why break the party on the controversialist matter of medical science?” Nevertheless, the closure was ca rried.
There was much excitement when the executive's remarks opposing the inclusion of birth control in the party’s programme was referred back on a card vole liv 1.056.000 to 1,620.000.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 14 October 1926, Page 7
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