Greens councillor and deputy mayor Amanda Cohn will introduce a motion at the council's Monday meeting to introduce a "safe access zone" to be established around Albury's abortion clinic.

"The Albury community has told me loud and clear that they want to see an end to the intimidation and harassment of women attending the Englehardt St clinic," Cohn told BuzzFeed News. "This issue has been plaguing our community for years.

"Women should have the right to access their medical appointments with privacy and dignity."



Cohn will argue that under Section 632 of the Local Government Act protesters would not be able to protest within 150 metres of the clinic.

NSW is currently waiting for a vote on legislation that would enact safe-access zones under state law as is the case in Victoria and Tasmania.

The motion is to discourage members of Helpers of God’s Precious Infants, a Catholic Church–affiliated group that conducts vigils in Australia and the United States outside clinics where abortion is performed.



Members of the group erect signs, pray, and approach women entering the clinic.

BuzzFeed News revealed last year protesters also handed foetal dolls to patients as they entered the clinic.