harassment of women using the Marie Stopes Clinic on Mattock Lane, W5

[betty62]

Some of you might have seen the article in the Ealing Times about the anti-abortionists who hold a daily vigil outside of the clinic on Mattock Lane, and anyone who walks down there will have noticed them: they are the people with the laminated pictures of embryos, the condemnatory signs, inaccurate leaflets and pink and blue rosaries that they offer to the women going into the clinic. There is a counter-group to the anti-abortionists who want the council to take action to stop the vigil on the grounds that the participants are causing harassment, alarm and distress to the women using the clinic and they have launched an e-petition with Ealing Council asking them to take action to remove them. The petition is not about the pros and cons of abortion, and everyone agrees that the anti-abortionists have the right to their views, it is simply that they should not be expressing their views in that place. If you agree that the harassment of women who have made the choice to have an abortion is wrong, please sign the petition - here is the link
ealing.cmis.uk.com/ealing/ePetitions/tabid/96/ID/38/This-petition-calls-for-Ealing-Council-to-end-the-persistent-presence-of-the-anti-abortion-vigil-outside-the-Marie-Stopes-Reproductive-Centre-on-Mattock-Lane-Ealing.aspx

[betty62]

If you do sign the petition, please share the link with others. Here's a photo of what needs to stop. The pillar that the priest is leaning against is the entrance to the clinic. Thanks.

[baafamily]

Signed.

[betty62]

Thank you.

[Argeles]

Signed.

These predators infuriate me. Whenever I have walked past the clinic, they are there.

Thank you for the petition.

[betty62]

Thank you for signing. Please forward the link to your friends and neighbours as quickly as you can as the petition closes at the end of the month. Thanks again.

[JigglyTuff]

Will sign and share. I've been to that very clinic.

Thanks for sharing

[JigglyTuff]

Oh I can't as I'm not local. But I know people who still are - will forward on

[betty62]

Thank you very much.

[Sluttybartfast]

Betty it's also been shared on my local community Facebook group.

[betty62]

That's great, thank you.

[ThouShallNotPass]

Signed. I'm nowhere near this (I'm in Scotland) but it should be a nationwide law. No harassment near any clinics.

[betty62]

Maybe if Ealing council decides to do something about it, the rest of the UK will follow suit. Thanks for signing.

[WhattheChuff]

Signed.

OP have your thought of putting this in Feminist Chat?

[betty62]

Hi WhattheChuff,
I'm new to Mumsnet and still working my way around (in fact this is the first thing I have ever posted anywhere) so wasn't aware there was a feminist chat section. Thanks for letting me know, I will post it there.

[betty62]

They were out in force again this morning so please share with your local friends so we can try to stop this. Thank you.

[VimFuego101]

Signed. These people are despicable.