The question you are asking is 'should it be illegal to offer women alternative outside an abortion clinic' because this will be banned along with everything else. If "intimidation" and "harassment" are happening there is provision under the law currently to stop this.
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Yes, but afterwards. I see no problem with them being far enough away so women can choose to hear them or not.
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True but I am unaware of a single prosecution or conviction for "harassment" after the event. Are we seriously suggesting changing the law based on a narrative rather than evidence that has been presented to a court?
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It;s probably not considered harassment to make women about to have abortions listen to you at the moment.
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Do you take Ann Furedi's position that abortion is a special case then? Otherwise where does that leave chuggars? Beggers? Cold-callers? Pick-up artists? Animal rights protesters outside Oxford University?
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Not necessarily, no. But I think measures can be put in place to move people further away from doors of places people should have the freedom to enter unmolested. I supported banning Britain First from the entrances of mosques. They also claimed to be trying to have civil convo.
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Fair enough but I don't think they are comparable. If you have the time, this is an interesting essay from a pro-choice perspective:http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/why-im-pro-choice-and-anti-buffer-zone/21301#.WtOJF4jwbcc …
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The complaint is of yelling, photo taking and water squirting. If you want to offer help, do it politely at a distance where women have the right not to hear you unless they want to.
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There are CCTV cameras and counter protesters with mobile phone cameras outside the clinic yet this evidence has never been presented. Have you any evidence this is happening?
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Doesn't seem to be any footage. Reports of intimidation and harassment and pro-lifers saying they wouldn't do that.https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/ealing-council-abortion-clinic-ban-protests-marie-stopes-london-labour-party-a8298621.html …
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I feel like
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... if I cared to cast my pearls before swine
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