On Saturday 8 October, we hit the streets for abortion rights. So did the Pro-Lifers. It was their annual March for the Babies. Abortions were finally decriminalized in Victoria in 2008, but the issue is still one that must be defended. The rally on 8 October showed us that we can not take our wins for granted – there were 40 pro-choice people against 2000 pro-lifers. And the anti-abortion Christian organisations continue to move to the right. Their placards and gestures were fascistic. One man in the crowd made heil Hitler salutes while another held a placard that read 100,000 babies killed every year, 100,000 new migrants. Workers of the world must unite and fight fascism, particularly now as the capitalist system spirals into crisis. The attacks from the right may increase. It’s time to get organized against fascism.
On Saturday 8 October, we hit the streets for abortion rights. So did the Pro-Lifers. It was their annual March for the Babies. Abortions were finally decriminalized in Victoria in 2008, but the issue is still one that must be defended. The rally on 8 October showed us that we can not take our wins for granted – there were 40 pro-choice people against 2000 pro-lifers. And the anti-abortion Christian organisations continue to move to the right. Their placards and gestures were fascistic. One man in the crowd made heil Hitler salutes while another held a placard that read 100,000 babies killed every year, 100,000 new migrants. Workers of the world must unite and fight fascism, particularly now as the capitalist system spirals into crisis. The attacks from the right may increase. It’s time to get organized against fascism.
