UK Says Abortion Clinic Buffer Zones Remain ‘Under Review’ as Row Intensifies

Pro-life, anti-abortion activists hold placards as they protest outside of Belfast High court in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK, on Jan. 30, 2019. Paul Faith /AFP via Getty Images

The UK government has said the issue of abortion clinic buffer zones “remains under review” as the debate heats up over abortion and the right to protest.

Pro-abortion politicians and organisations in the UK have been calling for a nationwide network of “buffer zones” to limit anti-abortion protests near abortion clinics.