The group, convened by the then-Minister for Public Health, Women’s Health, and Sport, Maree Todd MSP, explored three non-legislative options to examine their potential to meet the policy aim of protecting access to abortion services:
Option 1: reliance on local authority byelaws
Option 2: reliance on existing police powers
Option 3: reliance on mediation and enhanced guidance
Although these options carried advantages including removing the need for new...