Discussions around abortion are highly prevalent in Scottish politics right now, even more so since the resignation of First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. The three SNP leadership candidates have varying views on abortion and on buffer zone legislation. One of these candidates, the Finance Secretary, Kate Forbes, has previously expressed pro-life views – in 2018, she […]
On Tuesday 6 September Nicola Sturgeon announced that the Scottish Government will support Gillian Mackay MSP’s Safe Access Zones Bill. The Bill was proposed by Mackay, a member of the Scottish Greens, in partnership with abortion rights campaign Back Off Scotland. It proposes to introduce safe access zones of 150 metres around reproductive healthcare sites […]
American pro-life group Stanton International plans to launch a ‘crisis pregnancy centre’ in Edinburgh in a move Back Off Scotland’s co-founder says “should worry us all”. The Student can exclusively reveal that the centre will open next term in a city centre location, putting it in close proximity to two of the city’s universities. A […]
This article was originally submitted on the 14th March The Scottish Government will commission research on the impact of abortion clinic protests, focusing on the frequency, scale and impact on patients. This comes after the Government stated in November 2021 that they did not consider it appropriate to introduce nationwide ‘buffer zone’ legislation, which would […]