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| Northern Ireland's first private abortion clinic braced for protests | Northern Ireland's first private abortion clinic braced for protests |
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| Police have warned the media to avoid filming or photographing the faces of anyone entering the first ever private abortion clinic on the island of Ireland. | Police have warned the media to avoid filming or photographing the faces of anyone entering the first ever private abortion clinic on the island of Ireland. |
| The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said any film or pictures identifying clients or staff going into the building in central Belfast would be a breach of the European Convention on Human Rights as well as UK law. | The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said any film or pictures identifying clients or staff going into the building in central Belfast would be a breach of the European Convention on Human Rights as well as UK law. |
| The Marie Stopes clinic on Belfast's Great Victoria Street is scheduled to open on Thursday and is expected to become the focal point of protests by anti-abortion activists across Ireland, north and south. | The Marie Stopes clinic on Belfast's Great Victoria Street is scheduled to open on Thursday and is expected to become the focal point of protests by anti-abortion activists across Ireland, north and south. |
| In advance of the clinic opening its doors, the PSNI issued advice that the media should pixelate the faces of any individual they may record entering the building. | In advance of the clinic opening its doors, the PSNI issued advice that the media should pixelate the faces of any individual they may record entering the building. |
| A PSNI spokesman said the request was in line with Article 8 of the ECHR, which has been enshrined in UK law. He said the PSNI had a duty under the legislation "to protect a person's right to privacy from interference by others, in certain circumstances". | A PSNI spokesman said the request was in line with Article 8 of the ECHR, which has been enshrined in UK law. He said the PSNI had a duty under the legislation "to protect a person's right to privacy from interference by others, in certain circumstances". |
| Marie Stopes' director for the UK and Ireland, Tracey McNeill, revealed that the sexual health charity had hired security staff to protect its workers and clients. | Marie Stopes' director for the UK and Ireland, Tracey McNeill, revealed that the sexual health charity had hired security staff to protect its workers and clients. |
| Anti-abortion activists have said they will stage a mass protest outside the clinic at around lunchtime on Thursday. The founder of the pressure group Precious Life, Bernadette Smyth, said her supporters would observe "three days of prayer and fasting" to demonstrate their opposition to the clinic. | Anti-abortion activists have said they will stage a mass protest outside the clinic at around lunchtime on Thursday. The founder of the pressure group Precious Life, Bernadette Smyth, said her supporters would observe "three days of prayer and fasting" to demonstrate their opposition to the clinic. |
| Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK where the 1967 Abortion Act does not apply and has resulted in thousands of women from the province travelling to Britain and Europe for terminations. | Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK where the 1967 Abortion Act does not apply and has resulted in thousands of women from the province travelling to Britain and Europe for terminations. |
| In the Irish Republic there is an absolute ban on all abortions and the opening of the abortion services, although limited, creates the prospect of women from the republic being able to legally terminate their pregnancies on the island for the first time. | In the Irish Republic there is an absolute ban on all abortions and the opening of the abortion services, although limited, creates the prospect of women from the republic being able to legally terminate their pregnancies on the island for the first time. |
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