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Chris McCall

Scottish abortion clinics have waited 'too long' for buffer zones to distance protesters

Abortion clinics in Scotland have waited "too long" for the introduction of buffer zones to push back protesters and offer greater protection to patients.

Scottish Lib Dem leader Alex Cole-Hamilton said women entering clinics should be protected from "harassment" by anti-abortion campaigners.

Buffer zones would ban certain activities that are designed to deter or prevent women from accessing abortion care within 150 metres of the entrance to a clinic or hospital.

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