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1964-70 (Morality and sexuality) (Mary Whitehouse (Gained 500,000…
1964-70 (Morality and sexuality)
Suicide Act
This would decriminalize suicide
People who failed to kill themselves would no longer be prosecuted
Passed in 1961
This is good for society because people will now have more freedom over their life. Suicide is a bad thing but the fact it was decriminalised shows that people who have mental health problems can focus on reform instead of dying
Abortion Act 1968
Doctors were given the decision if a women met the conditions laid down by the act
This is successful because this meant that women were gaining more freedom over their body
It allowed doctors to perform abortions lawfully
This would reduce the power of men
This made abortion legal
Before this act came into place items like knitting needles and coat hangers were jabbed into women and they would insert chemicals like fertilisers to kill the baby
Before the abortion act, women would risk their lives not to give birth and were so desperate that untrained professionals would carry out these procedures
Overall, this is successful and good for society because women would not have to have pregnancies that they did not want and it actually gave them a choice
Contraceptive pill
This would give women more sexual freedom
Would allow women to have sex when they wanted
This would prevent a pregnancy
Would reduce unwanted pregnancies
This was done in 1961
Bringing this in is good for women morally because they would get more freedom and choice on how to prevent unwanted pregnancies and gave women a choice
Whos in power
He would have an increase of 47 seats
Tories would lose 51 seats
Edward Heath would win the election in 1970
Wilson wins the election in 1964 with 317 seats
Tories had 330 seats whereas Labour had 288
Wilson would win the 1966 election again
Tories promised to cut taxes and give more help to the poor
Homosexualitiy
This meant that people thought they should be jailed
Due to society views, this would decriminalise being gay
In 1963, 93% of Britons thought homosexuals were ill
1967 Sexual Offences Act
Gay women was never a problem
Was made illegal until 1967
Mary Whitehouse
Gained 500,000 signatures for a petition called clean up tv
Created the National Viewers and Listeners Association
Fell out with Hugh Carleton-Greene, BBC director
Protest against violence and sex on TV in 1965
Leading figure in the protests against the 'permissive society'
She wanted to ban the school 'schools out' as it is an anti-education message
She stated that "being gay was like having acne"
She tried to remove porn completely
She wanted sex shops to have blacked-out windows (put into law in 1981)
Nationwide Festival of Light
Supported by Cliff Richard (British Elvis Presley)
Was seen as the moment Britain became secular
Christian festival in Hyde park in 1971
Only 100,000 people attended