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Anti-abortion campaigner guilty of breaching buffer zone outside UK clinic

An anti-abortion campaigner was found guilty of breaching a buffer zone outside a Bournemouth clinic and received a two-year conditional discharge and fines totaling £20,000.
District Judge Orla Austin emphasized the need to balance freedom of expression with the rights of women attending the clinic.
BCP Council welcomed the conviction, emphasizing the buffer zone's role in allowing safe access for patients and staff without harassment.
Downing Street affirmed the importance of women using abortion services without facing harassment, asserting that the right to protest does not permit harassment of others.

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Students for Life

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U.K. judge convicts pro-lifer whose case is being monitored by the U.S. State Department

The arrest, prosecution, and punishment of Dr. Livia Tossici-Bolt for the simple act of holding a sign that offers voluntary conversation near an abortion clinic confirms a shocking new reality: The U.K. is no longer a free country. On Friday U.K. District Judge Orla Austin convicted Dr. Livia Tossici-Bolt of violating the Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) after she held a sign near an abortion clinic which read: “Here to talk, if you want.”…

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British woman prosecuted for silently holding a sign by abortion clinic gets a backup from US State Department

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