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Manitoba enacts ‘buffer zone’ law to prohibit pro-life activism outside abortion mills

Manitoba's prohibition on pro-life activism near abortion mills comes after similar laws have been passed in British Columbia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec, Ontario, Alberta and Nova Scotia.

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Clare Marie Merkowsky

• Feb 4, 2025Feb 4, 2025

Catholic woman from Northern Ireland convicted for praying in front of abortion facility

Claire Brennan was fined £750 ($953) by the Coleraine Magistrate Court on Monday for praying and holding a pro-life sign outside of an abortion mill in Northern Ireland. ‘No men have the right to take life,’ Brennan told the court.

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Andreas Wailzer

• Dec 4, 2024Dec 4, 2024

Pro-life veteran Linda Gibbons sent to mental health court for witnessing outside Toronto abortion mill

Linda Gibbons, who has been imprisoned since late June for witnessing to the dignity of the unborn outside one of Toronto’s abortion mills, will be tried at a mental health court after she refused to speak in her defense.

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Clare Marie Merkowsky

• Jul 24, 2024Jul 24, 2024

Pro-life group blasts new Manitoba law banning pro-life activism near abortion mills

Lamenting Manitoba's new law restricting pro-life activism near abortion mills, Campaign Life Coalition's Pete Baklinski wrote, 'It just became illegal in Manitoba for pro-life advocates to try to persuade a mother against having an abortion within 50 meters of a baby killing center.'

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Anthony Murdoch

• Jun 10, 2024Jun 11, 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

WATCH: UK Catholic woman fined again for silently praying outside abortion center

Footage obtained by ADF UK shows a West Midlands police officer issuing a fine to Isabel Vaughan-Spruce for standing still and praying silently within an abortion facility 'buffer zone' in Birmingham on October 18.

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Alliance Defending Freedom

• Oct 26, 2023Apr 22, 2024

Police apologize to UK Catholic arrested for praying silently outside abortion center

A UK police force have confirmed that they will not bring charges against pro-lifer Isabel Vaughan-Spruce over her silent prayer outside an abortion center, and issued an apology for the length of time to reach the decision not to prosecute her.

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Alliance Defending Freedom

• Sep 22, 2023Sep 25, 2023

Pro-lifer sues to end Colorado bubble law banning pro-life counseling outside abortion mills

'There's the real First Amendment that protects your basic civil rights, including free speech, and then there is the other First Amendment that applies to those who advocate the pro-life viewpoint, and it is used to trample their free speech rights.'

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Calvin Freiburger

• Jun 12, 2023

Canadian constitutional lawyer rips Calgary law banning drag queen story hour protests

'Potential listeners who have the right to hear diverse points of view, and to decide for themselves what is true and false rather than having Mayor Gondek decide on their behalf.'

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Anthony Murdoch

• Mar 28, 2023

Calgary City Council rams through law banning protests against drag queen story time at public facilities

The 'Safe and Inclusive Access Bylaw' was expedited without the usual committee and public consultation process, and some council members believe it is unconstitutional.

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Anthony Murdoch

• Mar 15, 2023Mar 15, 2023

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Manitoba enacts ‘buffer zone’ law to prohibit pro-life activism outside abortion mills

Catholic woman from Northern Ireland convicted for praying in front of abortion facility

Pro-life veteran Linda Gibbons sent to mental health court for witnessing outside Toronto abortion mill

Pro-life group blasts new Manitoba law banning pro-life activism near abortion mills

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

WATCH: UK Catholic woman fined again for silently praying outside abortion center

Police apologize to UK Catholic arrested for praying silently outside abortion center

Pro-lifer sues to end Colorado bubble law banning pro-life counseling outside abortion mills

Canadian constitutional lawyer rips Calgary law banning drag queen story hour protests

Calgary City Council rams through law banning protests against drag queen story time at public facilities