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Politics
Paul Hutcheon

Anti vaccine protestors could be banned from protesting outside hospitals in Scotland

A government group has discussed widening plans for anti-abortion buffer zones outside hospitals to cover anti-vaxxers.

The plan was discussed in April at a summit attended by SNP Ministers Maree Todd and Ben Macpherson.

Green MSP Gillian Mackay is spearheading plans for buffer zones outside clinics and hospitals after complaints about the activities of anti-abortion activists. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon backs the principle of zones and a working group was set up to consider the legal issues involved.

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