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The first attack, blows to the head, Abbie couldn’t process, when she got up she tried to get away. Then came the second attack, more blows to the head and face, Abbie began seeing stars and wanted to vomit but managed to get up to run.
There are two aspects—the small and the large—and we can sometimes get distracted in the middle. We have a huge amount of portfolio-career people, and we do not really understand the impact of their activity.
The Bill should explicitly state whether activities carried out under existing statutory consents or licences (including those issued by planning authorities, environmental regulators, or other public bodies) could still give rise to criminal liability.
This was approved by the working group of Scottish Government, SFC and SDS, and funding of £830k was granted and activity commenced in Nov 2021. This project delivers a rolling programme of 6 week online courses, which are endorsed by SSSC, the regulatory body for social care in Scotland.
Reasons given for opposing the Bill included fundamental opposition to abortion, that the Bill would restrict individuals’ rights to free speech and expression of religious views, and that there is no proof that anti-abortion activity causes harm. As noted above, these views mirror the general discussion around abortion.