Abortion Clinics Vigils and Protests - Research
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Abortion Clinics Vigils and Protests - Research
IRAS ID
320854
Contact name
James Ward
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Scottish Government
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 10 months, 31 days
Research summary
The Scottish Government, on behalf of the Scottish Ministers, has commissioned Rocket Science to undertake research to enhance its understanding of the prevalence and impact of vigils/protests that take place outside of abortion clinics within Scotland. The research will aim to produce new data from a variety of respondents in order to develop a detailed picture of current practices and experiences of vigils/protests outside abortion clinics in different localities across Scotland. This will be used to inform Scottish Government policy on vigils and protests outside abortion clinics.
The research will look to answer three questions:
1. To understand the effects on women accessing NHS clinics for abortion services and employment, on days when protests or vigils occur.
2. To understand the effects on staff delivering care and treatment with NHS clinics on days when protests or vigils occur.3. To understand the prevalence and scale of protests and vigils outside clinics offering abortion services in Scotland.
REC name
West of Scotland REC 4
REC reference
23/WS/0013
Date of REC Opinion
10 Mar 2023
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion