The Liberal MP made the comment in parliament on Thursday night in supporting a bill to outlaw protests within 150 metres of abortion clinics, such as the centre in Englehardt Street, Albury.

The legislation, which was supported by Premier Gladys Berejiklian and a host of government MPs, passed the parliament's lower house late on Thursday night after a marathon debate.

“Those who have gathered outside Albury’s clinic have been driven by their conviction about the nature of life itself, this is not trivial,” Mr Aplin said.

“They have honoured their commitment, to these folk I say ‘continue to follow your conscience, to hold vigil and pray, if that is your way, but take it elsewhere, you have that choice whereas the women using the fertility clinic’s services do not’.

“People who want to pray, grieve or make a point are not prevented from doing so in another place, it is time for them to move on from outside the clinic for the good of the community.”

Mr Aplin criticised how gatherings of pro-life proponents in Albury were portrayed by MPs during debate on the exclusion zones bill.

“The reality in Albury is not anything like what has been presented to parliament by many of those wishing to institute an exclusion zone, nor by those speakers invited to address rallies in Albury who missed out on seeing the clinic during its open hours on Thursdays,” he said.

“It’s hard to justify the use of highly-charged expressions like being forced to ‘run the gauntlet of protesters’ and ‘daily abuse and intimidation’ or from The Daily Telegraph ‘they scream child murderers and try to block women from entering’.”

Mr Aplin said police and council officers had found “no conduct by the vigil holders which they categorise as unlawful harassment or intimidation”.

But he added their presence intimidated and pressured vulnerable women.

Mr Aplin said publicity on the clinic generated heat.

“When from time-to-time someone brings the issue into the media again tensions on the street escalate, supporters hover around the clinic, wave their signs and at some point the loonies are attracted,” he said.

“I’m sorry if this is not the picture you’ve been led to expect.”

Mr Aplin said there was no right to free speech in Australia only an implied right to freedom of political communication and those outside abortion clinics could speak elsewhere.

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