Christian Woman Pleads Not Guilty to ‘Buffer Zone’ Abortion Facility Offense in UK
A Christian woman has pleaded not guilty to allegedly breaching a 'buffer zone' law after silently praying outside an abortion business in the U.K.
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Scottish Bishops Denounce ‘Buffer-Zone’ Law
‘We oppose this law because it is disproportionate and undemocratic,’ the bishops said in a Jan. 6 statement. ‘The Catholic Church does not condone harassment or intimidation, but that was not the intention of this law.’
Pro-Life Group Asks Supreme Court to Throw Out Abortion ‘Buffer Zone’ Laws
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to decide whether or not it will take up the case on Nov. 22.
‘Buffer Zone’ Law Banning Anti-Abortion Protests Goes into Effect in England and Wales
Pro-life activist Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, director of March for Life UK, called the decision to pass the law a “national disgrace.”
Irish Abortion ‘Exclusion Zones’ — A Solution for a Non-Existent Problem
Even though police officials and health administrators have stated there has been no criminality associated with pro-life actions outside of abortion facilities, Ireland’s government continues to push forward legislation banning such advocacy.
There’s No Abortion Exception in the First Amendment
A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER: For 23 years, local governments have been allowed to enact content-based restrictions on free speech through abortion-facility buffer zones. Now, the Supreme Court has the opportunity to restore free speech for pro-lifers no matter where they stand.
NY Pro-Life Sidewalk Counselor to Ask Supreme Court to Consider Buffer Zone Case
Debra Vitagliano, a 64-year-old mother of three, brought the suit against Westchester County, where she lived when she was training to be a sidewalk counselor in 2022.
UK Parliament Makes It Illegal to Pray Near Abortion Facilities
The final vote came the day after a pro-life woman was arrested in Birmingham for the second time for praying silently in an alleged violation of a local buffer-zone law.
Priest Charged for Praying for Free Speech in U.K. Abortion Facility ‘Buffer Zone’
The Crown Prosecution Service has dropped the charges against the priest but said the charges could be reinstated.
Open Comment on Northern Ireland Abortion Facility Buffer Zone Bill Ends Soon, Critics Warn
The region’s Catholic bishops have called the act “an unjust law,” one “which was imposed without the consent of the people of Northern Ireland.”
