Buffer zones urged as Lent anti-abortion vigils target clinics

Calls for new legislation to be brought in after women report being left frightened and anxious

Women’s groups have renewed calls for buffer zones around clinics as anti-abortion campaigners increase their activities to coincide with Lent.

The US anti-abortion group 40 Days For Life is currently holding 12 vigils outside clinics in cities across the UK, including Birmingham, Manchester and Cardiff. The vigils, which will run until Palm Sunday (25 March), are staffed with volunteers, who carry placards and hand out literature attempting aim to dissuade women from terminating pregnancies.

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Continue reading... March 18, 2018 at 01:54AM