‘Safe access zones’ entered law in England and Wales in May but Home Office has delayed implementing them
Women using abortion clinics are still being harassed despite MPs voting a year ago to create buffer zones to stop protesters intimidating them, medical and abortion groups say.from certain activities within 150 metres of a clinic. This included reciting prayers, holding up placards, reading from the Bible or otherwise attempting to dissuade women from having terminations.
Dr Ranee Thakar, the president of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, said: “Safe access zones must be brought in now, to stop anti-choice organisations imposing stigma, guilt and shame on those accessing and providing abortion care services. This would not be tolerated for any other area of healthcare.”
In other cases anti-abortion preachers wearing body cameras stood opposite clinics and held up posters saying “babies are murdered here”, BPAS said.
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