At some universities anti-abortion student groups had to pursue legal action before they could be affiliated as a societyTwo Scottish universities have been accused of stifling free speech by refusing to affiliate anti-abortion societies. Anti-abortion students marked both Edinburgh and Stirling as “fails” in a survey because their students’ unions refused to give the societies support. The document, called Free2Speak, gave marks based on policies towards students, societies and outside speakers that oppose abortion, as well as the experiences of students. The only university to receive a “first-class degree” in the report was the University of St Andrews. Aberdeen and Strathclyde were marked down because students there had to pursue legal action before they

Source: The Times September 27, 2020 23:00 UTC