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UK veteran appeals conviction for praying silently outside abortion mill for deceased son

Alliance Defending Freedom announced last week it has filed an appeal on behalf of Adam Smith-Connor, who was convicted for silently praying outside an abortion mill in 2022.

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LifeSiteNews staff

• Apr 7, 2025Apr 8, 2025

UK pro-life activist convicted for peacefully holding sign in front of abortion center

Livia Tossici-Bolt was found guilty and ordered to pay $25,000 for breaching a local 'buffer zone' while holding a sign that read 'here to talk, if you want to.' After the verdict, she said, 'This is a dark day for Great Britain.'

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Antonino Cambria

• Apr 4, 2025Apr 8, 2025

British army veteran found guilty of breaching abortion ‘buffer zone’ by praying silently

This morning, Adam Smith-Connor, 51, was given a two-year probation sentence and ordered to pay $11,700 for silently praying outside an abortion clinic in Dorset for the repose of his son's soul.

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Dorothy Cummings McLean

• Oct 16, 2024Oct 17, 2024

UK citizens fight back against pro-life censorship, government-backed LGBT propaganda

British members of pro-family organization MassResistance have challenged a ‘buffer zone’ around a Bournemouth abortion center where silent prayer is being prosecuted and opposed flying the rainbow ‘Pride’ flag on municipal buildings.

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Mass Resistance

• Sep 27, 2024Sep 27, 2024

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

Christian man in England prosecuted for holding Bible verse sign outside abortion facility

Christian preacher Stephen Green is appealing his conviction for holding a sign with a pro-life Bible verse outside of an abortion facility last year.

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Christian Concern

• Feb 7, 2024Apr 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

US congressmen call out UK ‘harassment’ of Christians after pro-lifer’s arrest for silently praying

The accusation, made by Texas U.S. Republican Rep. Chip Roy in a letter to the U.S. Ambassador-at-large for International Religious Freedom, follows the second arrest of a pro-life activist for silent prayer near an abortion mill in Birmingham.

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Joseph Summers

• Mar 16, 2023Mar 17, 2023

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UK veteran appeals conviction for praying silently outside abortion mill for deceased son

UK pro-life activist convicted for peacefully holding sign in front of abortion center

British army veteran found guilty of breaching abortion ‘buffer zone’ by praying silently

UK citizens fight back against pro-life censorship, government-backed LGBT propaganda

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

Christian man in England prosecuted for holding Bible verse sign outside abortion facility

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

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

US congressmen call out UK ‘harassment’ of Christians after pro-lifer’s arrest for silently praying