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The Kaye Adams Programme: Should anti-abortion protests be banned? Why does someone choose to go missing? Plus Ask the Dentist.

17/05/2018

Should anti-abortion protests be banned? Why does someone choose to go missing? Plus Ask the Dentist.

BBC Radio Scotland - The Kaye Adams Programme, Should anti-abortion protests be banned? Why does someone choose to go missing? Plus Ask the Dentist.

Kaye Adams asks if anti-abortion protests near hospitals should be banned.

Glasgow City Council is set to debate a potential ban on anti-abortion protests outside hospitals. Elaine McSporran, an SNP Councillor, has lodged a motion saying that the the pro-life activity can "intimidate women and jeopardise access to legal healthcare services". The proposal has been condemned by the Catholic Church and the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children Scotland.

Should anti-abortion protests near hospitals be banned?

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