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Scotland must catch up with UK on decriminalising abortion, says top campaigner

THE Scottish Government is "sending out the wrong message" on abortion law as it lags behind reform across the rest of the UK, a leading…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 28

Campaigners left 'frustrated' by 'weakness' in abortion buffer zones law

Buffer zone campaigners have said they are “frustrated and concerned” after it emerged police cannot enforce anti-protest measures when clinics…

The National (Scotland) · Apr 30, 2025

Scottish ministers accused of failing women who cannot get later abortions

Campaigners say ‘extremely vulnerable women’ are having to travel hundreds of miles to visit English clinics

The Guardian - UK · Apr 21, 2025

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Should Scotland's abortion clinic buffer zones be extended?

OVER a hundred anti-abortion protesters gathered outside Glasgow's Queen Elizabeth University Hospital last Sunday evening ...

The National (Scotland) · Apr 20, 2025

Lucy Grieve has navigated highs and lows on her way to becoming one of GB's best

Having had a taste of international competition following her senior GB debut last summer, Lucy Grieve wants more but she goes into this week's…

The National (Scotland) · Apr 15, 2025

'Unbelievable': Campaigners respond to JD Vance's buffer zones lie

CAMPAIGNERS have called US vice president JD Vance’s claims that Scots who pray in their homes inside buffer zones around abortion clinics could…

The National (Scotland) · Feb 14, 2025

Buffer zone campaigners: 'We couldn't have done it without brave women's voices'

THE saying goes that people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.

The National (Scotland) · Jun 15, 2024

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Campaigner fears new law could allow Scottish ministers to reduce buffer zone sizes

FEARS have been raised about powers Scottish ministers could have to reduce the size of buffer zones around abortion clinics if fresh legislation is…

The National (Scotland) · Nov 5, 2023

'It feels more real': Buffer zones campaigners welcome long-awaited progress

CAMPAIGNERS have said that long-awaited progress on buffer zones makes it “feel more real” after almost three years of calling for anti-protest…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 16, 2023

Activists call for whip removal from SNP MSP after he takes part in pro-life protest

AN SNP MSP has been photographed participating in an anti-abortion protest in Edinburgh.

The National (Scotland) · Apr 22, 2023

Pro-choice campaigners call for more urgency on buffer zones bill

FRUSTRATED pro-choice campaigners are calling on the Scottish Government to make implementing buffer zones around abortion clinics an urgent…

The National (Scotland) · Apr 19, 2023

SNP leadership candidates urged to commit to abortion clinic buffer zones

Concerns that Scotland lagging behind rest of UK as anti-abortion protests continue outside clinics

The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2023

Kate Forbes 'won't change abortion law in Scotland' if she becomes first minister

Campaigners have called for abortion provision to be extended and decriminalised after powers were given to Holyrood in 2016

The National (Scotland) · Mar 10, 2023

Anti-abortion group slammed for 'harassment' of women launch recruitment drive for clinic protestors

The recruitment drive comes after the UK Supreme Court upheld the ban on protests outside medical facilities providing abortion services in Northern Ireland.

Daily Record · Dec 31, 2022

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The Guardian - UK · Sep 16, 2022

‘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

The National (Scotland) · Sep 7, 2022

'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…

Daily Record · Jul 19, 2022

Anti-abortion protestors spark fury after gathering outside Glasgow's QUEH

Angry campaigners have slammed the group after they were pictured outside the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital on Tuesday afternoon.

The National (Scotland) · Jul 19, 2022

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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Glasgow Live · Jun 30, 2022

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.

Glasgow Live · Jun 29, 2022

Abortion laws in Scotland and what they mean for thousands of women across the country

With the recent overturning of the constitutional right to abortion in America, the conversation this side of the pond has turned to our own laws surrounding abortion.

The National (Scotland) · Jun 28, 2022

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.

The Guardian - UK · Jun 22, 2022

It isn’t just the US: abortion barriers in Britain are forcing women to travel miles for treatment

In Scotland and Northern Ireland, access to second-trimester abortions still depends on a damaging postcode lottery, says writer Rachel Connolly

The National (Scotland) · Apr 30, 2022

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

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…

Glasgow Live · Apr 13, 2022

Glasgow anti-abortion protests 'escalating' due to lack of government action

Pro-choice campaigners fear for women trying to access health care due to the number of protestors lining the street facing the maternity unit at Glasgow's Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

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