A Scottish Parliament consultation on MSP Gillian McKay’s buffer zone Bill has shown that 77 per cent of respondents oppose introducing so-called abortion buffer zones to Scotland.

Polling from Savanta ComRes shows that less than a third of the population in Scotland support the introduction of nationwide buffer zones around abortion clinics. The consultation was undertaken by the Scottish Parliament’s Health, Social Care and Sport Committee in relation to McKay's Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill.