JD Vance decried as extremist over attack on UK abortion clinic safe zones

<p>US vice-president’s comments, part of a wide-ranging tirade against Europe, called inaccurate and misogynistic </p><p>JD Vance has been labelled an “extremist” after he launched a broadside against the UK’s efforts to protect women seeking an abortion.</p><p>The US vice-president’s criticisms of UK and Scottish policies on safe access zones around abortion clinics – part of a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/14/jd-vance-stuns-munich-conference-with-blistering-attack-on-europes-leaders">wide-ranging tirade against Europe on Friday</a> – were derided as <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/14/thought-and-cancelled-elections-how-do-jd-vances-europe-claims-stand-up">inaccurate</a> and misogynistic by a number of groups, politicians and governments.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/15/jd-vance-decried-as-extremist-over-attack-on-uk-abortion-clinic-safe-zones">Continue reading...</a>