Image: Alamy Stock Photo GARDAÍ WILL ENGAGE with individuals before any enforcement is taken under plans for safe access zones around clinics that provide abortion services.
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“An Garda Síochána have concerns on the practicalities of warning given for a specific zone and this warning remaining in place for a zone in another part of the country. A fresh express warning in respect of each safe access zone would be more effective from a policing perspective,” the deputy commissioner will say.
For example, in a situation where there is repetitive behaviour of intimidation or harassment of a service provider under the Bill, there is no power to detain individuals or to conduct searches as the proposed offences are summary in nature. “Bearing in mind that the offences are summary in nature it is unclear as to what power the Gardaí have in terms of searching a phone device and the proportionality of any such search in regard it its intrusiveness into the right to privacy balanced against the gravity of the offences concerned .
Appalling scenes outside a church in Kerry this weekend as people attending Mass were intimidated by protestors. One assumes this bill will apply to these people too?
'Safe access zones'! The word 'safe' is oxymoronic in this context. Any procedure that kills a Human Being in or ex utero, is the very antithesis of 'safe'.
The restriction of freedom of assembly needs to be challenged on every level.... it is unconstitutional and a slippery slope. Pretty soon you will be boxed into protest zones.
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