Originally published in The Christian Post Police in Birmingham, England, reprimanded a pro-life advocate for praying silently near an abortion clinic, just months after a judge ruled police must pay her compensation for wrongly arresting her twice for the same activity. Video footage shows a police officer reprimanding Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, […]
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UK abortion clinic buffer zone law unclear on silent prayer
Originally published in Christian Today People who pray silently outside abortion clinics in the UK may not necessarily be committing a crime, the Crown Prosecution Service has said. It has published guidance in relation to new ‘safe access zones’ that came into effect outside abortion clinics on October 31. The […]
High Court upholds criminalisation of prayer and Bible reading outside abortion clinic
Originally published in Christian Today The High Court has ruled that it is legal to criminalise activities like prayer and reading from the Bible within a buffer zone around an abortion clinic in Bournemouth. A legal challenge against the buffer zone was brought by Christian Concern and Livia Tossici-Bolt, a […]