UK - woman arrested for silently praying across from Abortion clinic

dms1972 · Jan 3, 2023

UK woman arrested for silently praying across from abortion clinic: ‘Terrifying’

Anglican priest Rev. Calvin Robinson slammed what he saw in the footage, saying, “This is terrifying. What have we become?! Under a Conservative government, too.”

nypost.com

Catholic woman is arrested for PRAYING outside abortion clinic

Isabel Vaughan-Spruce (pictured), director of anti-abortion group March for Life UK, was confronted by a police officer when she was standing on the street outside the BPAS Robert Clinic in Birmingham.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Michie · Jan 3, 2023

I posted about this a couple weeks ago. She has just recently been charged with intimidation.

Waiting for more info.

Neutral Observer · Jan 3, 2023

Whether one agrees with the statute or not it would seem as though she was in violation of the local "Public Spaces Protection Order", (A sign designating the area as such was clearly posted) thus her arrest would seem to be perfectly legitimate. The fact that some people may not agree with the law doesn't give them the right to simply ignore it. This was likely just an attempt to bring a test case before the court in order to draw attention to a law which a specific group of people fear will become more widespread, hence there was someone there to film it.

dms1972 · Jan 4, 2023

Yes, well, I was thinking about it and wondering about it. The PSPO can be used to restrict people from protesting or "praying and counselling" within a certain distance from the abortion clinic - does that mean praying with or counselling someone going into or coming out of the clinic - or does it include silently praying - she also said the clinic was closed at the time.

I agree it probably is to bring a test case, as some things I think do need clarified in regard to the use of PSPO's

PSPOs: the new control orders threatening our public spaces

This year has seen a growing number of councils proposing Public Space Protection Orders – a geographically defined version of asbos that could severely restrict people’s freedoms in urban spaces

www.theguardian.com

rambot · Jan 4, 2023

I always thought abortion clinics had both social workers and psychologists present during working hours?

Robban · Jan 4, 2023

dms1972 said:
UK woman arrested for silently praying across from abortion clinic: ‘Terrifying’

Anglican priest Rev. Calvin Robinson slammed what he saw in the footage, saying, “This is terrifying. What have we become?! Under a Conservative government, too.”

nypost.com

Catholic woman is arrested for PRAYING outside abortion clinic

Isabel Vaughan-Spruce (pictured), director of anti-abortion group March for Life UK, was confronted by a police officer when she was standing on the street outside the BPAS Robert Clinic in Birmingham.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Silent prayer?

Prayer is speech, the movement of one's lips (in speech) is regarded as an act.

Meditation does not count as speech.

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UK - woman arrested for silently praying across from Abortion clinic

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