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Abortion is legal in Canada and it is about time the city stopped coddling people who, under the guise of free expression, abuse and intimidate women seeking services at an Ottawa clinic.

For years, apparently, the Morgentaler Clinic has complained about abuse and harassment of staff and clients at the hands of anti-abortion activists, with neither the city nor the police doing much of anything to help.

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As is their habit, anti-abortion protesters show up in front of the clinic, carrying placards with grisly images of fetuses, but according to the operators, staff and clients are often subjected to verbal abuse, and worse, spat on.

Police Chief Charles Bordeleau says officers enforce the law when warranted, but must consider the Charter rights of protesters. Fair enough. People who oppose abortion have every right to gather and express their point of view. But what anti-abortion activists don’t have is the right to do is harass, abuse and intimidate those who hold different views and are availing themselves of a vital service.