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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Steph Brawn

'Abortion protesters made me feel patronised,' says woman as buffer zone pressure mounts

Alice Murray is speaking out about her experience of coming across anti-abortion protesters in Edinburgh Photograph: Colin Mearns

IT was October 2019 when Alice Murray unexpectedly fell pregnant aged 20. She had just returned to the University of Edinburgh for her third year and had only been with the father a month. While she considered all the options, there was little doubt in her mind about what she wanted to do.

Murray went for an abortion at the city’s Chalmers Street clinic. She felt emotionally ready for it. But that was before she came across protesters.

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