An evangelical group has stepped up demonstrations outside Brisbane abortion clinics, as the Queensland Government plans to reform abortion laws from 1899 which make abortion a criminal offence.
The presence of the protestors has been described as ‘aggressive’ and ‘hostile’ by witnesses.
In response to the protests, pro-choice volunteers work to escort patients into the clinics to protect them from harassment.
The Queensland Government asked the state’s Law Reform Commission to renew the existing laws, a bill to decriminalise abortion is expected to be introduced to parliament later this year.