Pro-life groups would not be allowed to gather outside the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) centre on Rosslyn Road in Richmond under a new order passed a committee at Richmond Council last night.
A decision by councillors on the Regulatory Committee to support a new Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) was branded “shocking” by the Be Here For Me campaign.
The proposed order will now go to a full council vote.
Spokeswoman, Elizabeth Howard said: “The astonishingly broad nature of this PSPO shows that they are merely virtue signalling as opposed to protecting women, as they have deliberately chosen to outlaw charitable activity that has a profoundly positive impact for many vulnerable women.”
Campaigners opposed to terminations have insisted their presence outside the BPAS clinic has been peaceful – and includes handing out leaflets, praying and displaying placards.
But BPAS claimed “many women” attending the premises said they had been made to feel “distressed” by “protestors” nearby.
Richmond Council said a consultation involving 3,000 people showed overwhelming public support for the order.
It is claimed the order will make it harder for women to access “life-changing” support such as financial assistance, legal advice, baby clothes, counselling and even accommodation.
Alina Dulgheriu, a pro-life campaigner who decided to give birth to her baby after…
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