The Highlands MSP and former SNP finance secretary was criticised by buffer zone campaign group Back off Scotland.
by Alasdair Clark
November 26 2023
Campaigners have accused SNP MSP Kate Forbes of making “ignorant comments” after she defended silent prayer outside of abortion clinics.
Ms Forbes shared her views on the upcoming Holyrood legislation which could see buffer zones imposed around clinics.
If backed by MSPs, the bill would prevent protest within 200 metres of medical facilities.
Sept 27, 2023
By Craig Williams, BBC Scotland
Pro-choice activists are calling on MSPs to speed up the creation of buffer zones around Scotland's abortion clinics.
The Scottish government is backing a bill which would ban anti-abortion groups from gathering outside clinics.
But campaigners for buffer zones say Scotland is being left behind the rest of the UK.
Since 2019, almost 300 women have travelled to England to receive healthcare they were unable to access in Scotland.
Hannah Brown
July 21, 2023
The number of women travelling from Scotland to England to receive later abortion care has increased by 55% in the past year, new figures show.
In 2021, the number of women travelling to England was 42 but in 2022, new figures from the British Pregnancy Advice Service (BPAS), seen exclusively by STV News, show this increased to 65.
Since 2019, 282 women have travelled from Scotland to England to attain the service.
June 15, 2023
A bill designed to end protests outside abortion clinics has been lodged at the Scottish Parliament.
Green MSP Gillian Mackay has submitted the proposal, with the first vote expected in October.
The members' bill aims to create 150-metre (164 yard) "safe access" zones around facilities which carry out abortions and other health services.
The metres-long display of around 200 cardboard signs were arranged by LGBTQ+ protest group Cabaret Against The Hate Speech (CATHS).
By Jon Brady
2 APR 2023
Pro-choice campaigners have pre-empted a group of anti-abortion protesters on their final day of action outside a Glasgow maternity unit with a huge display of posters.
The metres-long display of around 200 cardboard signs, bearing messages such as "bans don't stop abortions - they stop safe abortions" and "my rights, my body, my choice", were arranged by LGBTQ+ protest group Cabaret Against The Hate Speech (CATHS). They were put up before members of 40 Days for Life arrived outside the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital on Sunday for the last of 40 days of anti-choice action.
Continued: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/anti-abortion-protesters-outnumbered-pro-29611013
Concerns that Scotland lagging behind rest of UK as anti-abortion protests continue outside clinics
Libby Brooks Scotland correspondent
Mon 13 Mar 2023
Pro-choice campaigners are urging all Scottish National party leadership candidates to commit to accelerating the imposition of protest-free buffer zones around abortion clinics, as healthcare professionals describe the “remorseless” impact of anti-choice activity on their working lives.
Amid growing concern that Scotland is trailing behind the rest of the UK, after safe access zones passed their final parliamentary hurdle in the Commons last week, there was a protest and counter-protest outside the Sandyford clinic in Glasgow at the weekend. The clinic offers a range of services including abortion, support for sexual assault victims and transgender healthcare.
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