A challenge to a bill banning anti-abortion protests outside clinics in Northern Ireland will be heard by UKSupremeCourt later
The bill would make it an offence to protest against abortion within the zones, directly argue or harass people who may be attending the clinics or to obstruct access to the premises in question.But the attorney general has concerns relating to the omission of what is known as the "reasonable excuse" defence from the legislation.
Only if the UK's highest court determines the part of the bill in question to be within the assembly's legislative competence will it proceed to become law.
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