Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is to hold a second summit on abortion access and buffer zones around abortion clinics.
“The First Minister will convene a meeting with representatives from COSLA [Convention of Scottish Local Authorities] and the most affected Local Authorities on 29 August,” a spokesperson for the Scottish government said, according to The National.
“The meeting will focus on the bye-law process and aims to continue discussions with local government on how best to protect patient rights in the shorter term, whilst national legislation is progressed.”
The announcement came in the same week as a public consultation on abortion clinic buffer zones closed.
The consultation received 12,000 responses to a private members bill by Scottish Greens MSP Gillian Mackay that proposes introducing…
