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Pregnant Student Forced to Drive Five Hundred Miles After University Health Service Refuses to Sign Abortion Form - 3 DEC n971 3rd December 1993 Sh,Pi O T J AGE PREGNANT STUDENT FORCED TO DRIVE FIVE HUNDRED MILES AFTER UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICE REFUSES TO SIGN ABORTION FORM pregnant student Health Service for Dr Ian h-user, spokesperson never have to cleat with them." come under Union authority. By Kw,a hiaLe seeking an abortion was consultation, "They wished me for the Health Service said: Fraser said. "W e are not used However they can lobby them Aforced to drive /0 luck and assured me that they & rim "Every doctor has their own In signing these forms to change their approach. London while suffering from did not have to sign anything. " policy on this, and is allowed to ourselves..' The woman continues to be morning sickness. She she said. "They even advised Two female doctors declined refuse a termination." This came as little outraged at her treatment. "I undertook the journey to get me to come back to discuss on moral grounds, while Fraser explained that consolation to the student: "I feel belittled. I was treated her home GP's consent to the contraception." another refused because he did abortion is not available on drio'i cure what Hie usual with no sympathy and made to termination after Leeds The woman went to a not wish to: "tarnish his demand in Britain, and that polies Ls, it's no justification feel like I was in the wrong fir University Health Service private hospital in Ilkley.. The reputation." Leeds in particular had for the inconsiderate way in something that wasn't my turned her away. And the abortionist there provided one The student. who was seven problem with supplying which I was treated," fault." angry student has now signature on the form, but she weeks pregnant, was told by abortions. Only 174, of women Liz Rouse. Women's ()Beer She feels that doctors in a slammed the insensitivity of needed a second from her GP the receptionist that they could in Leeds who requested a at LUU deplored the Health university practice should the doctors concerned. She went to the Health not guarantee the form would termination received it on the Service's lack of tact and appreciate the special needs of The woman, who wishes to Service, seeking the second be signed by the date of the NHS last year. Most students support. She said: "It's students. "The University remain anonymous, had signature but was treated by abortion. who approach the Health absolutely outrageous. They're Health Service should come arranged an abortion with a the receptionist with: "about The student was forced to Service are told this, and supposed to support students. nut of the dark ages and take Leeds doctor. However. it is as much subtlety and drive to London to get her referred to a private clinic. Women in this situation don't more care and concern of their mandatory for two doctors to sympathy as a sledge home GP's signature. She said: usually the Mary Mopes clinic need such ham-fisted indelicate patients." she said. sign a consent form, known as hammer." "I was in no condition to travel in Leeds. treatment." She added: "If it wasn't for the blue form, for the abortion The receptionist contacted a 500 miles. I was throwing up "The Mary Slopes clinic has The Union cannot force the support of my boyfriend and to he legal. succession of doctors, all of from morning sickness all the two doctors in residence who Health Service to abide by its my family. I don't know how I The student approached the whom refused to sign the form, way down the MI." will sign the forms, and we pro-choice policy as it does not would have got through this." Government cuts student grant by 10 per-cent rrhe Gavel IIIIICTII dealt She said: 'Students are being having to defer loan repayments 1 students yet another blow By Helen Crossley forced to take out stuttiens loans to the government-owned this week with the Chancellor, so that they are even more in company, a reflection of the Kenneth Clarke. announcing a ordinator at LMIISI./. said that debt when they leave university Increasing problem of graduate cut in the student maintenance he was absolutely appalled at and can't act a job.' unemployment. John Patten. the grant. The If) per cent cut to the news and that he envisages Lorna Fitzsimons. NUS Education Secretary. described the erant. announced in a two tier system ol those who President, said: 'Students the Government's with to Tuesday's Budget. will he can finance themselves and simply cannot afford to hear distribute the cost of higher repeated over the next three those who cannot_ any more debt. The acceleration education more fairly and years. with an equivalent rise Ceti Nursaw. WU Welfare in the decline of the grant and, reduce the burden on the in student loans to Officer. described Kenneth the growth of the student loan tavpayet. yet in fact. the compensate. Clarke's Budget as: "crap' and will only increase student debt Students Loan Company has The student community in envisaged a situation cif greater and hardship. Forcing admitted that the scheme is Leeds has reacted angrily to student hardship. Already she Government sponsored debt ill' unlikely to break even this the move which they believe sees many students who are io students already experiencing century and has so far cost the will increase student hardship forced to drop out simply financial difficulties is a taxpayer more than E500 and will deter students from betiause they can't afford to travesty " entenng higher education. carry on and she believes this Statistics show that more Leeds Reacts: Page 3 Bill Howe, Welfare Co- number will rise_ than a third of students are Comment: Page 7 Kenneth Clarke "Govt are purposely targeting students": Full report on page 3 2 News Exhibition Vinyl is dead • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Dancing banned at LUU success The record library at Leeds University Eleven Leeds embers of the Music dancing wasn't allowed. Union needs help in blowing £1,000 on new By Alan t iardner Metropolitan Society at the "I just told everyone we compact disks. writes Nick Curtis-Raleigh. University University of Leeds weren't allowed to dance and Tucked away above the Exec offices in the M graduates last week were frustrated when they could enjoy themselves as they were very good, but I Union, the library opens every weekday displayed their turned up at a disco in the much as they liked as long as don't know what I would have lunchtime, and has stacks of pop, rock. talents at the Union building only to find they didn't dance. done if people had started to jazz and classical - "Music to suit all dance," she continued. Victoria Quarter DIGEST that dancing had been banned Society President Katherine tastes". Shopping Arcade in for the night. Rushhy said that no one had Union Ents manager Bill As the library has only a handful of CDs - a futuristic Design The event had been realised this before the event. Marshall said: "We do not and no tapes - the Union has donated a exhibition, writes NEWS 2,3,4.5 organised on a Sunday She said: "We assumed a have a general entertainments thousand pounds to buy- more, and Nicola Woolcock. evening rather than the usual party on Sunday night would licence for a Sunday evening members are invited to suggest which COMMENT 6,7 so it does not cover dancing. The innovative Saturday because of be the same as Saturday. but classic tunes they can't do without. Recent environment ARTS 8.9 difficulties with hooking. when our Social Secretary Basically we do not usually acquisitions include Velvet Underground, conscious project However. when students went to book a DI she was told book anything for a Sunday M People. Mealloaf and The Wedding MUSIC 10.11 were brought arrived they were told they she couldn't have one because night." Present as well as Carcass and Take That. together by former CLASS/JAZZ .... 12 Membership of the record library costs student Jenny £12 plus a £15 deposit, and entitles BOOKS 13 Hillier. under the members to a discount at Way Ahead heading: 'Convert: FOCUS 14,15 records. A Return to a CULTURE 16 third year economics Aktuticat at Leeds University Future Condition.' THE GUIDE .. 17-23 lias been selected to play hockey Bob Peacock. All change at Refec Subject Leader for CLASSIFIEDS 24 for Great Britain, writes Gernma • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Wallace. Interior Design at TRAVEL 25 Squad selectors were LMU, praised the The Refectory in Leeds t ni+ersity Union students: "The SPORT ... 26, 27, 28 impressed by Simon Mason's looks set for a face-lift next summer, writes goulkeeping performances exhibition was very Helen Crossley. The current kitchen area during this summer's Junior successful. A wale of the refectory will be made into a World Cup. and his seven year range of work was servers with five or six different sections. POLICY shown, including devotion to the game in Britain's offering a wider variety of food. furniture. landscape, National Leagues. John Rose. LUU General Secretary, said: architecture and Leeds Student is an independent Simon modestly says that he "There will be different modules offering interior design Newspaper serving students at never expected to be picked for a choice of foods, such as chinese food, projects_" Leeds University. Leeds the Great Britain squad and pizzas and pasta, and vegetarian food will Metropolitan University and admitted to leaping around the be available within all these categories.
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