More than 3,500 responses were submitted over eight weeks after Ealing Council launched a public consultation in January on the introduction of a public space protection order (PSPO).
The local authority has been exploring a range of options on how to prevent “intimidation, harassment and distress” for women using the Marie Stopes clinic in the west London borough following a petition set up by local women.
Christians staging prayer vigils outside the site have previously denied any suggestion they harass or abuse patients.
Last year, one of the groups, the Good Counsel Network (pictured above) told Premier its members have been holding vigils outside for more than 23 years and their work is entirely peaceful.
In October 2017, Clare McCullough from the Catholic group said: “We’ve been holding daily vigils there for the last four years.
“There have never been any incidents there.
“There have never been any arrests of charges made there against anybody.”
John Hansen-Brevetti, clinical operations manager for the clinic, said people calling themselves “pavement counsellors” patrol outside the building daily, barring women’s paths, providing “biased” advice and showing them graphic images.
He said: “What it will do is create a zone of safety for our clients to come and access treatments without having to go through the kind…
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