A new law in Great Britain will enact “safe access zones” outside abortion facilities in England and Wales on Oct. 31, a move the Catholic bishops’ conference calls “unnecessary and disproportionate.”

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Safe access” zones outside clinics in England and Wales will make it illegal to harass anyone seeking medical services or working there, the British government said.

Buffer zones will come into force around abortion clinics in England and Wales from 31 October. It will make it illegal to hand out anti-abortion leaflets within the buffer zone or obstruct anyone using or working at an abortion clinic.

The law carries the possibility of unlimited fines for violations and aims to allow unrestricted access to abortion services.

Safe zones outside abortion clinics to come into effect this month as silent prayers outside face ban - The law will apply within a 150-metre radius of abortion service providers in England and Wales

Protests within 150 metres of an abortion clinic will not be allowed in England and Wales by the end of October 2024