Pro-life Catholic mother and sidewalk counselor Debra Vitagliano had the support of attorneys general from 14 states who had signed onto an amicus brief.
Not only does the bill consider silent pro-life prayer a criminal act, but the legislation also has provisions to stop people from displaying pro-life signs on their own property if near an abortion facility.
Sidewalk counselor Debra Vitagliano's 'case presents an ideal opportunity for the Supreme Court to right Hill’s wrong and protect all those who want to serve abortion-vulnerable women,' a religious liberty legal firm said.
‘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.
Pro-lifer Rose Docherty explains that the intensity of the pro-abortion movement is increasing in Scotland, which has only made the 40 Days for Life of Glasgow vigil all that more important.
SPUC executive director Michael Robinson said that the suspension is a message there 'there is no place for pro-life Catholics or pro-lifers of any sort on their campus.'
'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.
'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.