Women using Abortion Clinics are still being harassed despite MPs voting a year ago to create buffer zones to stop protesters intimidating them, medical and abortion groups say. Suella Braverman, the home secretary, has failed to “commence” the legislation to introduce buffer zones in England and Wales, even though parliament approved the move on 18 October last year. The British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS), a leading abortion provider, accused Braverman of “complete silence” over her failure to enact the new law. Parliament agreed to set up “safe access zones”, banning anti-abortion protesters from certain activities within 150 yards of a clinic. This included reciting prayers, holding up placards, reading from the Bible, and attempting to dissuade women from having a termination. “The home secretary hasn’t done her job and as a result women remain at risk of harassment, intimidation, alarm and distress while they go to access legal healthcare from anti-abortion groups who continue to gather together outside abortion clinics, as do clinic staff,” said Rachael Clarke, BPAS’s chief of staff. “This law was supported …

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