The U.K. government announced that it plans to enforce 150m ‘buffer zones’ around abortion facilities, in part to stop pro-life prayer vigils from ‘influencing’ a woman’s decision to kill her baby.
'The response to criminalize two men with very real and reasonable concerns about the mental health implications upon the local community because of the draconian legislation passed is completely disproportionate,' defense lawyer Andrew Rootsey said.
Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, whose charges related to silently praying outside an abortion center were dropped, has decided to seek a clear court verdict after prosecutors said she could face further proceedings.