A Christian pro-life activist has been awarded £13,000 from police after she was arrested twice for silently praying outside an abortion clinic in Birmingham.
Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, the director of the anti-abortion March for Life UK group, successfully forced the payout from the West Midlands Police after she accused the force of violating her human rights, wrongful arrest, and assault and battery over an intrusive search during one of her arrests.
The Christian anti-abortion activist was first arrested in November of 2022 for silently praying in a so-called “buffer zone,” an area surrounding an abortion clinic, around which local authorities instituted a Public Spaces Protection Order prohibiting protests and the expression of any “approval or disapproval with respect to issues related to abortion services, by any means.”
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While the payout represents a victory for the cause of religious liberty and freedom of speech in Britain, it comes as the new left-wing Labour Party government is reportedly considering measures to formally criminalise silent prayer outside abortion clinics on a national level.
Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, the director of the anti-abortion March for Life UK group, successfully forced the payout from the West Midlands Police after she accused the force of violating her human rights, wrongful arrest, and assault and battery over an intrusive search during one of her arrests.
The Christian anti-abortion activist was first arrested in November of 2022 for silently praying in a so-called “buffer zone,” an area surrounding an abortion clinic, around which local authorities instituted a Public Spaces Protection Order prohibiting protests and the expression of any “approval or disapproval with respect to issues related to abortion services, by any means.”
Pro-Life Activist Awarded £13K After Arrests for Praying at Abortion Clinic
A Christian woman has been awarded £13,000 from police after she was arrested twice for silently praying outside an abortion clinic.
www.breitbart.com
One last tidbit from the article:
While the payout represents a victory for the cause of religious liberty and freedom of speech in Britain, it comes as the new left-wing Labour Party government is reportedly considering measures to formally criminalise silent prayer outside abortion clinics on a national level.
