Calls for buffer zones around abortion clinics in Scotland after protests
by Libby Brooks Scotland correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#5YW8Y)
SNP urged to act by Scottish Labour and campaigners as fears grow threat to Roe v Wade in US could embolden anti-choice movement
The Scottish government is facing growing calls to impose buffer zones around abortion clinics amid fears that potential changes to abortion rights in the US are emboldening anti-choice protesters.
A leaked US draft supreme court ruling overturning Roe v Wade has sharpened anxieties over delays in implementing the SNP's 2021 manifesto pledge to support local authorities to establish protest-free zones around clinics.
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