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What are UK laws on abortion clinic ‘buffer zones’ and what has US been saying?

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US vice president JD Vance and now the US State Department have drawn attention to legal cases in the UK.

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Free Speech ‘Not Material’ to Tariff Talks Following Buffer Zone Case, Minister Says

The government has denied that free speech concerns raised by the U.S. State Department and Vice President JD Vance in relation to the criminal prosecutions of pro-life supporters has played a “material role” in trade tariff negotiations. Campaigner Livia Tossici-Bolt appeared before Poole Magistrates’ Court last month accused of breaching the Public Spaces Protection Order, also known as a “buffer zone,” around a Bournemouth abortion clinic in …

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christianitydaily.com

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US Addresses Free Speech Concerns in UK Amid Pro-Life Activist's Prosecution

The U.S. State Department has raised concerns about freedom of expression in the UK, especially in relation to Livia Tossici-Bolt, a pro-life woman prosecuted for holding a sign offering help in an abortion clinic’s buffer zone. Tossici-Bolt faced a criminal trial this month for her sign that read, “Here to talk, if you want,” near an abortion facility, with a verdict expected on Friday by District Judge Orla Austin.

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Evening Standard

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What are UK laws on abortion clinic ‘buffer zones’ and what has US been saying?

US vice president JD Vance and now the US State Department have drawn attention to legal cases in the UK.

2 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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US state department 'monitoring’ UK woman's buffer zone prosecution

A woman who is being prosecuted for the alleged breach of a “buffer zone” outside a UK abortion clinic has said she is “grateful” after the…

2 days ago·Glasgow, United Kingdom

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A controversial prosecution, a series of threats, & the struggle to provide genuine oversight for the nations largest sheriff’s department – Part 1 | A controversial prosecution, a series of threats, & the struggle to provide genuine oversight for the nat

On Thursday, March 20, 2025, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna attended the monthly meeting of the county’s Sheriff’s Civilian Oversight Commission—or COC. The sheriff was scheduled to give a 30-minute presentation to the commission, in which he would attempt to answer 27 previously submitted questions regarding what he and his staff are doing to address the ongoing problem of deputy gangs that has plagued the department for more than a hal…

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