Buffer zones bill to be lodged in major step against anti-abortion protests

The Bill has wide cross-party support, including from the Scottish Government, making its passage a near-certainty.

The campaign to end protests outside abortion clinics is set to take a step forward as a long-awaited Bill on the issue is lodged.

READ MORE: Rare River Clyde sighting of humpback whale leaping out of water caught in fantastic videoMs Mackay said: "Bringing in safe access zones for patients and staff around abortion clinics across Scotland is within touching distance. "At long last we will be in a position to end the kind of disgraceful scenes we have witnessed outside healthcare facilities once and for all."

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