Call for safety zones ahead of planned 40-day vigil by pro-life anti-abortion group

The National Women’s Council of Ireland is calling for the urgent introduction of safety zone legislation ahead of a planned 40-day prayer vigil outside the National Maternity Hospital by campaigners opposed to abortion.

The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) is calling for the urgent introduction of safety zone legislation ahead of a planned 40-day prayer vigil outside the National Maternity Hospital by campaigners opposed to abortion.

In an email to staff, the Master of Holles St, Professor Shane Higgins, said it was “not an appropriate place for political protest of this kind”.