A parent visiting her sick daughter has called for an exclusion zone around the Royal Children’s Hospital after anti-vaccination protesters blocked its entry.
A senior doctor and the parent of a child undergoing cancer treatment have called for an exclusion zone around the Royal Children’s Hospital after anti-vaccination protesters blocked entry to the hospital.
Speeches occurred while ambulances with lights and sirens on entered the hospital. Police officers were lined up outside to try keep the group at a distance from the entry. Darcy Kirk, 11, at the Royal Children’s Hospital during her third round of chemotherapy. Her mum Karly had to make her way through protesters on Saturday.Kirk said she felt “really vulnerable” as she was escorted through the demonstration by police. One screaming protester with a megaphone was within a metre of Kirk’s open car window. Kirk said other parents of sick children were locked out of the hospital due to security concerns.
In 2015, the Victorian parliament passed a law to create an exclusion zone of 150 metres around abortion clinics. It is illegal to impede roads or footpaths near abortion premises or engage in “harassing and intimidating” behaviour.Senior emergency physician Dr Stephen Parnis said he would like to see a similar exclusion zone placed around all hospitals so they are off-limits to protesters.
“I think these people should have a good, hard think about what they’re doing to people going through incredibly challenging personal circumstances,” Pulford said.
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