Council in Ealing, London approves ban on protests outside abortion clinics

[Str4fe]

You can still protest abortion clinics, just not in front of them. This is fine.

[Omilinon 👻]

I actually completely agree with this law. You should not be able to protest in front of centers in order to impede medical needs, and I would argue that an abortion clinic mediates one of these needs. You can't protest in front of regular clinics/hospitals in a lot of places in the United States, why should an abortion clinic be any different? It's also illegal to worship in front of a house of worship (mosques, synagogues, churches, etc,), but that doesn't have any bearing on this specific case.

[omggrass]

wish it was like this over here. my wife and i went to get her a IUD from planned parenthood a few years ago and had to push through a crowd of protesters to get in. after hearing your wife get called a slut/whore you really want to start punching people.

[Doozle]

I hope they do that here, I drive past a marie stopes everyday and the creeps outside make me sick

[editline]11th October 2017[/editline]

I desire to throw stuff at them

[MrJazzy]

Honestly, even if they're not actively confronting individuals nor likely to cause any physical harm, the very notion of protesting against abortion outside abortion clinics can and should be considered harassment of the very women going there.