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British Army veteran charged for praying silently outside abortion facility

British Army veteran Adam Smith-Connor faces trial after silently praying near an abortion clinic as England prepares to roll out abortion ‘buffer zones’ across the country.

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Alliance Defending Freedom

• Sep 17, 2024Sep 17, 2024

UK pro-life woman awarded £13k after wrongful arrests for silently praying outside abortion facility

Pro-life Christian Isabel Vaughan-Spruce successfully sued police for wrongful arrest and false imprisonment after she was arrested twice for silently praying near an abortion center in Birmingham, England.

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Alliance Defending Freedom

• Aug 19, 2024Aug 20, 2024

Mother who considered abortion urges Scottish government not to censor pro-life activism

‘Removing the option to receive help to keep a child in case we feel offended is deeply patronizing,’ Alina Dulgheriu told the Scottish Parliament.

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Alliance Defending Freedom

• Mar 13, 2024Mar 13, 2024

UK woman charged for offering help to women in crisis pregnancies outside abortion center

Holding a sign offering conversation, pro-life activist Livia Tossici-Bolt was accused of violating a local abortion 'buffer zone,' which expressly prohibits approval or disapproval of abortion.

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Alliance Defending Freedom

• Mar 12, 2024Apr 22, 2024

WATCH: UK pro-lifer confronted by police for offering help to pregnant women

'Livia’s interrogation is the clearest example yet of the dangerous slippery slope posed by nationwide censorship zones,' reacted ADF UK legal counsel Jeremiah Igunnubole.

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ADF UK

• Dec 19, 2023Apr 22, 2024

Army veteran faces criminal charges in UK for silent prayer near abortion facility

‘It is unfathomable that in an apparently free society, I am being criminally charged on the basis of what I expressed silently, in the privacy of my own mind,’ said Adam Smith-Connor.

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Alliance Defending Freedom

• Aug 4, 2023Aug 7, 2023

UK Parliament passes buffer zone bill prohibiting silent prayer outside abortion facilities

'Parliament’s introduction of censorship zones across the country today will mean that many more innocent people like Isabel Vaughan-Spruce will be unjustly criminalized for their silent thoughts, or for peacefully offering leaflets about charitable help available to women who might want to hear about other options,' ADF UK legal counsel Jeremiah Igunnubole said.

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Alliance Defending Freedom

• Mar 9, 2023Mar 9, 2023

UK pro-lifer arrested a second time for silently praying near abortion center

In video footage of the incident, a police officer can be seen telling recently acquitted Isabel Vaughan-Spruce that it is still 'an offense' to pray in the abortion clinic's 'buffer zone,' even if done so silently.

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Jack Bingham

• Mar 6, 2023Mar 7, 2023

UK pro-lifers arrested for praying outside empty abortion center are acquitted of all charges

'In the UK, freedom of thought, prayer, offers of help, and peaceful conversation are not illegal and we call on Parliament to reject the creation of more censorship zones,' ADF UK legal counsel Jeremiah Igunnubole said.

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Alliance Defending Freedom

• Feb 16, 2023Apr 22, 2024

UK priest charged after silently praying outside abortion facility, holding free speech sign

'I pray wherever I go, inside my head, for the people around me. How can it be a crime for a priest to pray?' Father Sean Gough questioned.

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Alliance Defending Freedom

• Feb 10, 2023

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British Army veteran charged for praying silently outside abortion facility

UK pro-life woman awarded £13k after wrongful arrests for silently praying outside abortion facility

Mother who considered abortion urges Scottish government not to censor pro-life activism

UK woman charged for offering help to women in crisis pregnancies outside abortion center

WATCH: UK pro-lifer confronted by police for offering help to pregnant women

Army veteran faces criminal charges in UK for silent prayer near abortion facility

UK Parliament passes buffer zone bill prohibiting silent prayer outside abortion facilities

UK pro-lifer arrested a second time for silently praying near abortion center

UK pro-lifers arrested for praying outside empty abortion center are acquitted of all charges

UK priest charged after silently praying outside abortion facility, holding free speech sign