Source: spiked
by Georgia L Gilholy
“A bill proposing the most extreme censorship zones in the world near abortion clinics has just been approved by the Scottish parliament. Earlier this month, MSPs in Holyrood overwhelmingly passed the Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill, which will create so-called safe zones of a minimum of 200 metres around any facility that performs abortions. The bill is still awaiting royal assent. There will be no limit on the size of the buffer zone that can be created under this power. Within these zones, it will be illegal to influence a person regarding their decision ‘to access… the provision of abortion’ in an abortion clinic or a hospital. These provisions would make offering help to women seeking an abortion illegal within a buffer zone, and could potentially even criminalise the act of silently praying.” (06/25/24)
https://www.spiked-online.com/2024/06/25/scotlands-buffer-zones-are-an-affront-to-freedom/