Abortion clinic bubble zone bill approved, UCP absent for vote

Legislation to create protest-free zones around Alberta abortion clinics passed Wednesday after United Conservative Party MLAs again refused to vote on the bill.
Bill 9 — called the Protecting Choice for Women Accessing Health Care Act — aims to curb harassment that patients and staff experience outside abortion clinics.
“Alberta women are tired of being bullied and harassed when they access health care,” said Health Minister Sarah Hoffman during the bill’s third re