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Charges dropped against pro-life Christian accused of breaching abortion ‘buffer zone’

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A court in Northern Ireland on Wednesday threw out a criminal case against a Christian mother who spoke to women about abortion outside a hospital.

At Coleraine Magistrates’ Court, prosecutors’ evidence collapsed in the case against Claire Brennan, a mother of four from Ballymena, who was charged with breaching the Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) Act 2023.

The Public Prosecution Service alleged she illegally prayed and offered support to women outside Causeway Hospital in Coleraine, County Londonderry. Legal advocacy group Christian Concern said the trial collapsed when key charges were dropped, essential witnesses failed to attend and District Judge Peter King deemed the remaining evidence insufficient to sustain a conviction.

Brennan welcomed the decision, which clears her of the recent set of allegations under the buffer zone legislation.

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