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A petition calling for the U.K.’s prime minister to protect the right of British citizens to engage in silent prayer has garnered nearly 60,000 signatures following recent arrests of pro-life advocates outside of abortion clinics.
The open letter urges Prime Minister Keir Starmer to refrain from naming silent prayer as a criminal offense. The issue comes amid recent civil and criminal charges issued against pro-life advocates for violating so-called “buffer laws” designed to ban demonstrations outside of abortion clinics.
The letter, circulated by Alliance Defending Freedom UK, notes that buffer zone laws, also known as Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs), “have quickly become thought- and speech-restricting ‘censorship zones.’”
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The open letter urges Prime Minister Keir Starmer to refrain from naming silent prayer as a criminal offense. The issue comes amid recent civil and criminal charges issued against pro-life advocates for violating so-called “buffer laws” designed to ban demonstrations outside of abortion clinics.
The letter, circulated by Alliance Defending Freedom UK, notes that buffer zone laws, also known as Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs), “have quickly become thought- and speech-restricting ‘censorship zones.’”
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Nearly 60,000 join call in UK to safeguard right to pray silently
The letter, circulated by Alliance Defending Freedom UK, notes that buffer zone laws “have quickly become thought- and speech-restricting ‘censorship zones.’”