First Arrest Made Under New Abortion Buffer Zone Law Near Glasgow

Okay, so the police made an arrest recently. This happened because of the new abortion buffer zone law. The arrest occurred after a protest near a Glasgow hospital and is the first arrest under this new law.

Police Scotland said they knew about protesters near Hardgate Road in Glasgow. Officers went there and arrested a 74-year-old woman for breaking the exclusion zone rules.

The Safe Access Zones law is now in effect, making protests illegal near abortion clinics. The law creates a 200-meter buffer, and MSPs strongly supported this law in the vote that started being enforced in September.

This law came about due to past issues where anti-abortion campaigners caused problems. They approached women outside clinics and used upsetting signs to intimidate people; this behavior led to the new buffer zone law.

An anti-abortion group plans more vigils outside the same Glasgow hospital. The “40 Days for Life” website mentions these vigils will take place from March 5 to April 13 next to the Queen Elizabeth hospital.

Some MSPs are concerned now, thinking a US group feels encouraged. They say JD Vance is supposedly spreading “toxic misinformation” about these zones.