Articles tagged Isabel Vaughan-Spruce

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

Thousands march in defense of unborn babies at the 2023 March for Life UK in London

The annual public witness, now in its ninth year, processed in a lively manner through Westminster before stopping for the keynote speeches.

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March for Life UK

• Sep 5, 2023

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, 2023

UK police drop charges against woman for praying silently by abortion center. Now she wants to clear her name

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.

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Alliance Defending Freedom

• Feb 3, 2023

‘Fundamentally wrong’: UK lawmakers condemn proposed bill to censor speech around abortion facilities

The proposed legislation 'is an instance of the abrogation of responsibility since it will ultimately be the decision of a particular judge to set the precedent for the correct interpretation of the law,' Right to Life UK's Catherine Robinson said.

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Right to Life UK

• Feb 1, 2023

British police slap army vet with fine for praying silently outside abortion facility

An attorney with the legal advocacy group supporting the man argued that ‘[n]obody should be criminalised for what they believe – especially not when they express that belief silently, in the privacy of their own minds.’

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Ashley Sadler

• Jan 20, 2023Jan 24, 2023

UK woman charged by police after praying silently outside abortion facility

Her arrest follows another recent incident in Bournemouth where a woman was told to leave by local authorities for praying in a public space, despite being outside the borders of the local abortion center censorship zone.

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Alliance Defending Freedom

• Dec 20, 2022

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Articles tagged Isabel Vaughan-Spruce

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

Thousands march in defense of unborn babies at the 2023 March for Life UK in London

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 police drop charges against woman for praying silently by abortion center. Now she wants to clear her name

‘Fundamentally wrong’: UK lawmakers condemn proposed bill to censor speech around abortion facilities

British police slap army vet with fine for praying silently outside abortion facility

UK woman charged by police after praying silently outside abortion facility