Support for legal safe zones, banning protest
The responses to a nationwide consultation on reforming the Isle of Man's abortion laws will be published tomorrow (Fri).
More than three and a half thousand people - almost all of them Manx residents - gave their views during a six week survey brought forward by the Ramsey MHK Dr Alex Allinson.
Of those who responded, 87% were in favour of legalising terminations for any reason up to 14 weeks into a pregnancy on the Island.
Almost as many believe it should be allowed beyond that point in extreme circumstances.
Two-thirds of responses agreed health workers should be allowed to opt-out of providing abortion services if they oppose it on ethical grounds.
There was also widespread support for legal 'safe zones' to be introduced banning protests outside abortion clinics.
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