Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Agenda: 27 February 2024
Tuesday, 27 February 2024
6th Meeting, 2024
Full agenda and available meeting papers
1. Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill
The Committee will receive a briefing from Scottish Government officials.
Papers for this item:
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item
2. Decisions on taking business in private
Not before 9.50am
The Committee will decide whether to take item 5 in private and whether to consider, in private at future meetings, evidence heard at those meetings as part of its Stage 1 scrutiny of the Abortion (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill.
3. Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill
The Committee will take evidence on commissioned research on comparable legislation and its implementation worldwide from—
- Emily Ottley
Independent Researcher
Papers for this item:
Paper 1 - Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill - Commissioned research - Note by the clerk (1MB, pdf) posted 22 February 2024
Paper 2 - Commissioned Research Report (powerpoint) (292KB, pdf) posted 22 February 2024
4. Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill
The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—
- Alice Murray
- Lily Roberts
- Lucy Grieve
Co-Founder
Back Off Scotland - Rachael Clarke
Chief of Staff
British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) - Dr Rebecca Mason
Research and Policy Lead
The Young Women’s Movement
Papers for this item:
Paper 1 - Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill - Note by the clerk (658KB, pdf) posted 22 February 2024
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item
5. Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill
The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda items 3 and 4.