Scottish pharmacies could be made abortion ‘buffer zones’ under new bill

A bill proposing “safe access zones” around places providing abortions has been backed by Scottish MSPs though its first stage and could be expanded to include pharmacies, the Scottish government has revealed.  

The bill would ban “anti-abortion activity” within 200m of “protected premises”
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Kate Bowie joined C+D as a digital reporter in August 2023 after graduating from a master’s in journalism at City, University of London. She began covering the primary care beat at the end of 2022, when she carried out several health investigations focused on staffing issues, NHS funding and health inequalities.

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