A GROUP of mothers who were helped by vigil members outside abortion clinics are dismayed the Court of Appeal has upheld an exclusion zone around the Marie Stopes clinic in Mattock Lane, Ealing.

The appellant, Alina Dulgheriu has vowed to appeal to the Supreme Court.

Despite finding that her rights to assembly, religion, thought, expression and the reception of information were violated by the Ealing public order, the court ruled that such violations were justified because of the right to privacy of Marie Stopes attendees. 

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Following the decision of Ealing Council to introduce a censorship zone around the clinic, Alina, a mother who had been helped by a vigil, unsuccessfully challenged the order at the High Court last July. 

She said: “My little girl is here today because of the real practical and emotional support I was given by a group outside a Marie Stopes centre.

“I will continue to stand up for the women whose voices have been sidelined throughout this process and for women who need life-saving support today but cannot get it. 

“I cannot imagine a society where a simple offer of help to a woman who might want to keep her child is seen as a criminal offence.”