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Pro-choice MSPs and activists gather in Edinburgh over Roe VS Wade abortion rights debate

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MSPs and reproductive rights campaigners gathered in Edinburgh to show solidarity with their US peers protesting over the Roe vs Wade re-appeal.

The demonstration, outside the US Consulate in the Scottish capital, took place as hundreds of thousands of people across America took to the streets to protest about the US Supreme Court's looming decision to overturn the 1973 landmark decision which made abortion legal.Scottish Green MSP Gillian Mackay was one of those in attendance, showing her solidarity with pro-choice campaigners in Scotland and abroad.

She spoke to campaigners about her Member's Bill on buffer zones in Scotland, which she hopes will launch in a couple of weeks.

Its aim is to set up protection areas around healthcare settings that provide abortion services to make sure people cannot protest against those trying to access services.Speaking at the demonstration, Ms Mackay said: "We are here in Edinburgh today to stand in solidarity with out sisters in America and those who may be affected by the rolling back of the Roe vs Wade case in America."It's solidarity that's bringing everyone here today."I am also, hopefully, in a couple of weeks, launching my members bill to introduce buffer zones in Scotland to make sure that no one has to continue to face the harassment that we've seen here in Scotland."There's definitely been an escalation after the Roe vs Wade judgment was leaked."Monica Lennon MSP also showed her support for activists by saying a few words at the protest.

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