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The introduction of abortion clinic buffer zones throughout England and Wales has been branded a “tragic day for ladies”.
The ‘secure entry zones’ got here into pressure exterior abortion clinics on Thursday, criminalising prayer and presents of sensible help as much as 150m across the services.
The buffer zones had been launched by way of the Public Order Act 2023 after receiving majority help in Parliament.
They make it “unlawful for anybody to do something that deliberately or recklessly influences somebody’s choice to make use of abortion providers, obstructs them, or causes harassment or misery to somebody utilizing or working at these premises”, the Home Office stated.
The zones have been launched regardless of polling by Savanta exhibits that solely a fifth of the inhabitants help them, with help lowest amongst 18 to 13 12 months olds at solely 15%.
Concerns have been raised that the buffer zones will result in the prosecution of Christians and pro-life campaigners, after military veteran Adam Smith-Connor was convicted of praying silently inside an abortion clinic buffer zone in Bournemouth.
Spokesperson for Right To Life UK, Catherine Robinson, stated: “This is a tragic day for ladies dealing with unplanned pregnancies in want of help, and for his or her unborn infants.
“Hundreds of ladies have acquired sensible help from pro-life volunteers exterior abortion clinics over time, help that offered an actual various to abortion.
“The introduction of buffer zones in the present day will criminalise presents of help exterior abortion clinics. This help not solely offers girls a real selection but additionally helps those that could also be dealing with coercion.
“Without this, many ladies will undergo abortions they did not need and the lives of many extra infants shall be tragically misplaced to abortion.”
