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Board advances ordinance expanding clinic buffer zones and enforcement for reproductive health facilities
Summary
Supervisors passed on first reading an ordinance expanding buffer zones around reproductive health facilities to 100 feet and requiring annual police training and other enforcement tools intended to protect patients and staff.
The Board of Supervisors on Nov. 19 passed on first reading an ordinance amending the police code to expand protections for reproductive health facilities, including enlarging clinic buffer zones and strengthening enforcement and training requirements.
Supervisor Catherine Stefani, the ordinance’s lead sponsor, said the measure responds to escalating harassment and intimidation at clinics, citing a recent incident at the San Francisco Planned Parenthood where patients and volunteer escorts were filmed,…
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