A Lanarkshire MSP has hailed the UK Supreme Court’s decision to uphold a ban on protests outside medical facilities providing abortion services in Northern Ireland as “a truly historic day”.
Central Scotland list MSP Gillian Mackay, of the Scottish Greens, said it set a vital precedent for her own Bill at Holyrood, which seeks to introduce a similar ban in Scotland.
In a judgement handed down this morning, the Court unanimously supported the legality of the Bill, which was passed by the Northern Irish Assembly in March following its introduction by former Green MLA Clare Bailey.
