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Abortion buffer zone campaigners scoop top political award

SCOTTISH Green MSP Gillian Mackay has said she hopes she has “inspired other campaigners” after winning the Public Campaign of the Year award…

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Anas Sarwar named Scottish Politician of the Year at awards ceremony

LABOUR’S Anas Sarwar has been named Scottish Politician of the Year, becoming the first from his party to win the prize for more than a decade.

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Abortion campaigners brand SNP 'utter disgrace' after abstaining from buffer zone vote

The SNP abstained from a vote to introduce buffer zones to abortion clinics across England and Wales. Back Off Scotland, a Scottish campaign group for country-wide buffer zones, has condemned the decision as an "utter disgrace".

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Scots campaigners slam SNP abstention on abortion clinic buffer zone vote

An amendment allowing the introduction of nationwide buffer zones around abortion clinics in England and Wales passed in the UK Parliament by 297 Yes votes to 110 Nos.

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'Intimidating' anti-abortion protests to start outside of Scots clinics for 40 days

Texas-based organisation 40 Days For Life will begin a six-week "prayer vigil" outside clinics offering abortion services in Scotland from tomorrow.

Daily Record

‘Protesters just scream abuse’: the campaigners battling to make UK abortion clinics safer

Too many women complain of being harassed on their way to abortion services. The group Back Off Scotland is fighting back

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SNP MSP John Mason claims independence cause harmed if anti-abortion voices 'excluded'

John Mason has been disciplined by the party for repeated comments on abortion. Campaign group Back Off Scotland welcomed the disciplinary move

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REVEALED: Anti-abortion lobbyists met MSPs more than 100 times

ANTI-ABORTION Christian lobbyists have met with MSPs from all the major political parties at Holyrood more than 100 times since the start of 2021,…

The National (Scotland)

'Deeply unsettling' precedent set on abortion rights in new Cabinet, campaign group says

CAMPAIGN group Back Off Scotland have said there is a “deeply unsettling” precedent being set in Liz Truss’s new cabinet when it comes to…

The National (Scotland)

Uproar as Scottish Government spend £10,000 on anti-abortion protest mediation

THE Scottish Government is spending £10,000 on mediation services between anti-abortion protestors and those “those who are affected by them”.

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'It would draw attention to them': NHS Grampian rejects automatic buffer zone provision

A HEALTH board in Scotland has said it would not want automatic provision of buffer zones around all abortion facilities due to fears it would…

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Back Off Scotland reinforces need for buffer zones amidst anti-abortion protest

AN ANTI-ABORTION protest is yet again taking place outside of Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

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Aberdeen City Council votes for 'buffer zones' at abortion clinics to prevent protests

Campaigners have been asking for legislation to be implemented across Scotland to protects women's access to abortion services.

Daily Record

Calls for anti-abortion buffer zones grow - but campaigners say decision can't be made locally

Back Off Scotland has raised concerns that anti-abortion protestors could travel to different local authorities if protest-free buffer zones aren't implemented across the country.

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BBC Scotland under fire for platforming anti-abortion 'hate group'

THE BBC has come under fire for handing a platform to an anti-abortion “hate group” on a Scotland news show.

Daily Record

Dundee women's rights campaigners slam end of right to abortion in the United States

Ann Hamilton, chair of the Dundee Violence Against Women Partnership, has called on Dundonians to continue supporting women's rights in Scotland.

Daily Record

Health Minister Maree Todd accused of expecting abortion clinic staff to 'act like bouncers'

Labour MSP Monica Lennon submitted a parliamentary question in light of the recent protests at Sandyford Health Clinic in Glasgow, as well as the ongoing protests outside of the QEUH.

Daily Record

Anti-abortion protestors at Scots health clinic hold sickening signs

He can be heard saying: "It is a human being., it's alive. That is why they call it a termination. You are ending the life of a baby - a human being - where is their right?"

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The Guardian - UK

Scottish Greens launch bill to create protest-free zones outside abortion clinics

Healthcare staff and campaigners call for action in face of growing anti-abortion activity across Scotland

The National (Scotland)

Buffer zone laws to be brought in 'as soon as possible' says Green MSP at launch

Campaigners Back Off Scotland are also confident that legislation will be forthcoming to put a 150 meter zone around health clinics

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Hope for progress as new abortion clinic buffer zones bill launches at Holyrood

BUFFER zones to keep anti-abortion protesters away from patients will take another step towards reality on Thursday when Green MSP Gillian Mackay…

Glasgow Live

Nicola Sturgeon says anti-abortion protests at Glasgow health clinics are 'deeply wrong'

The First Minister has said she 'strongly supports' the introduction of protest-free buffer zones outside hospitals to stop demonstrators causing 'stress and anxiety' for patients.

The National (Scotland)

Police 'unable' to move anti-abortion protesters targeting Glasgow clinic

REPORTS on social media of anti-abortion protesters demonstrating outside a sexual health clinic in Glasgow have emerged.

Glasgow Live

Glasgow MSP slammed for 'dangerous' claims that clinics 'push abortions'

John Mason has been slammed for describing anti-abortion protestors standing outside hospital wards as 'very gentle and offering help' and claiming that abortion is 'pushed without laying out the pros and cons'.

The National (Scotland)

'Some clinics seem to push abortion': MSP criticised for 'dangerous' remarks

An SNP MSP has drawn criticism for saying clinics “push abortion without laying out the pros and cons”.

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