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 […]
On the 14th of September, Back Off Scotland campaigners met with the Scottish Government Women’s Health Minister, Maree Todd MSP, to discuss introducing 150 metre ‘buffer zones’ around abortion clinics across Scotland. The organisation is a student-led group with a national petition to aid in reproductive rights. The idea behind the buffer zones is to […]
Back Off Scotland, a campaign started to implement a 150-meter buffer-zone around clinics providing abortion services, has this week launched their first nation-wide petition. The petition has now gained over 2,200 signatures and aims to gather a total of 10,000 throughout Scotland, in order to put pressure on the Scottish government to enact legislation. After […]
A group of University of Edinburgh students have started a campaign to establish 100 metre buffer zones around sexual health clinics that offer abortion services in Edinburgh, in a bid to protect those accessing the services from anti-abortion protestors. The “Back Off Chalmers” campaign’s petition has already received over 5,000 signatures since it was first […]
Despite Covid-19 restrictions, Chalmers Sexual Health unit has seen monthly appearances of anti-abortion protests on their doorstep. In the wake of this, a group of University of Edinburgh students have set up the campaign group “Back Off Chalmers” to counter their protests. The campaign is working towards persuading Edinburgh Council to enforce a 100-metre buffer […]