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Ealing Council cabinet unanimously voted to begin a public consultation on introducing a public space protection order (PSPO) to stop pro-life vigils outside Ealing’s Marie Stopes (MSI) clinic.
Following the vote, the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) has urged people to make very clear to Ealing Council, via the upcoming public consultation, that prolife groups should not be prevented from helping pregnant women to keep their babies.
Buffer Zone Helps MSI, Not Women
Appearing on BBC‘s Victoria Derbyshire programme yesterday, MSI’s John Hansen-Brevetti claimed that women who didn’t enter the Ealing clinic (due to the “protesters”) were “just going to clinics elsewhere”. The Good Counsel Network’s Clare McCullough had already corrected that statement in an earlier radio appearance, pointing out that “hundreds” of women had accepted assistance from the Good Counsel Network (GCN), and “most of the women we’ve helped were in Ealing”.
In an almost comical moment of the radio interview, Clare McCullough was asked to confirm or deny these assertions:
“So, you don’t shut the gate on them?”
“No we don’t find that very helpful in reaching women to try and offer them alternatives.”
Following the vote, the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) has urged people to make very clear to Ealing Council, via the upcoming public consultation, that prolife groups should not be prevented from helping pregnant women to keep their babies.
SPUC said that “the decision by Ealing Council to hold a public consultation means it is more important than ever that those who support prolife vigils speak out against those seeking to deny women help, and to undermine freedom of speech.”
Buffer Zone Helps MSI, Not Women
Appearing on BBC‘s Victoria Derbyshire programme yesterday, MSI’s John Hansen-Brevetti claimed that women who didn’t enter the Ealing clinic (due to the “protesters”) were “just going to clinics elsewhere”. The Good Counsel Network’s Clare McCullough had already corrected that statement in an earlier radio appearance, pointing out that “hundreds” of women had accepted assistance from the Good Counsel Network (GCN), and “most of the women we’ve helped were in Ealing”.
Mrs McCullough affirmed that a ban of pro-life vigils would support the business interests of the MSI clinic, who “have lost about 13% of their clientele in the last year, that [GCN] have figures for.”
“They don’t know to what extent women are turning round because of our help. We do know that large numbers of women are turning around because of the help that’s being offered, because we’re seeing many of them come into our Women’s Centre.”The MSI clinic’s treatment of women was also called into question, with reference to damning reviews on the NHS Choices website and past experiences of post-abortive women who now support the Good Counsel Network. Marie Stopes was condemned in a Care Quality Coommission report less than six months ago, for a whole host of abuses and safety failings.
Rating on the NHS Choices website from a woman who experienced the MSI “cattle market”
Pro-Life Vigils are Conducted Lawfully and Respectfully
During his airtime, John Hansen-Brevetti continues to repeat unsubstantiated claims against the Good Counsel Network, including physically blocking access to the clinic. In an almost comical moment of the radio interview, Clare McCullough was asked to confirm or deny these assertions:
“So, you don’t shut the gate on them?”
“No we don’t find that very helpful in reaching women to try and offer them alternatives.”
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Follow us on Facebook, Google, and Pinterest.
Help us spread the pro-life message by sharing our articles on your favorite social networks.
Pregnant, need help or know someone who does?
National Hotline: Call 1-800-712-HELP or Text 'HELPLINE' to 313131.
In Southeast Penna: Call the Community Women's Center at 215-826-8090
If you or someone you know is suffering after abortion, confidential non-judgmental help is available. Call Project Rachel's national toll-free number 888-456-HOPE (4673) or visit hopeafterabortion.org.
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