Last month, Alison (not her real name) says she was accosted on her way into the Marie Stopes clinic in Ealing to discuss a termination. She was approached by a man asking her for help; it was only when he started showing her anti-choice leaflets that she twigged that he was a protester. As she went to leave, he put his hand towards her, saying that he wanted to give her something. In his palm was a tiny model foetus.
Now, in a landmark decision, Ealing council voted to instigate a buffer zone around the clinic, the first of its kind. This radical implementation of a public spaces protection order – now also being considered by other councils – marks an important first step in protecting the rights of women from this kind of harassment. Amber Rudd has launched a national consultation on the introduction of new powers to protect women. It is an example of how a community, led by pro-choice activist group Sister Supporter, set up by 25-year-old Anna Veglio-White when she was horrified by the protesters’ tactics, can rally together to fight antisocial behaviour.
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