BIRTH CONTROL.
MENTIONED AT LONDON LABOUR CONFERENCE. By Cable —Press Association —Copyright. Australian and NIZ, Cable Association (Received October 13, 5.5 p.m.) V I "LONDON, October 12. “Ls this advanced as a question of health or neo-Malthusianism,” asked Mr Ramsay Macdonald, when tho women delegates tried to induce the Labour Conference to resolve in favour of empowering doctors, and maternity clinics to give birth conti'ol information when sought. Mr Macdonald added that ho believed the majority of the Party approved of health instruction, but lie and they were most doubtful . about committing member.-, 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 the • Party on a " controversial matter of medical science ?” Nevertheless the closure was carried. . .Tl)ei‘e was much excitement when remit opposing the inclusion of birth control in tho party’s programme, was referred back < n a card vote by 1,656,000 to 1,620,000.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 14 October 1926, Page 7
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