Charges Dropped against British Woman Arrested for Praying outside Abortion Clinic

Charges have been dropped against a British woman who was arrested in December for silently praying outside an abortion clinic in England, but she has nevertheless decided to pursue a verdict in court to clear her name, her attorneys announced Friday.

Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, who police took into custody for violating a Public Space Protection Order in a viral video, has decided to pursue a verdict so that she can clear her own name and protect other pro-life activists who might run into similar issues in the future.(snip)

Vaughan-Spruce was approached by three police officers in early December while standing across the street from a Birmingham abortion clinic. The officers searched her and ultimately arrested her for violating a speech buffer zone after she conceded that she “might be” silently praying for women undergoing abortions inside.

After criminally charging Vaughan-Spruce with “protesting and engaging in an act that is intimidating to service users” in a censorship zone established by the local city council, the Crown Prosecution Service discontinued the charges, according to ADF. However, authorities warned that the charges could be renewed in the future pending the receipt of new evidence, the organization said.

“It can’t be right that I was arrested and made a criminal, only for praying in my head on a public street. So-called ‘buffer zone legislation’ will result in so many more people like me, doing good and legal activities like offering charitable support to women in crisis pregnancies, or simply praying in their heads, being treated like criminals and even facing court,” Vaughan-Spruce said. “It’s important to me that I can continue my vital work in supporting women who’d like to avoid abortion if they only had some help.”

Public Space Protection Orders prohibit certain activities that foster “anti-social behaviour,” according to

“However, authorities warned that the charges could be renewed in the future pending the receipt of new evidence, the organization said.”

Probably a smart move on her part, otherwise the local fascist thugs could make her life miserable forever ... arrest her, jail her and then drop the charge and redo again and again.

2 posted on 02/03/2023 5:36:10 PM PST by RetiredTexasVet (Biden not only suffers fools and criminals, he appoints them to positions of responsibility. )

Idiot, tyrannical cops arrested her for THINKING ILLEGAL THOUGHTS!!!!!

The UK is becoming a worse tyranny than a mere dictatorship.

3 posted on 02/03/2023 5:36:17 PM PST by MeganC (There is nothing feminine about feminism. )

Right outta 1984. We need everyone to have her courage and take the fight to the tyrants and oppressors.

4 posted on 02/03/2023 5:39:52 PM PST by griffin (When you have to shoot, SHOOT; don't talk. -Tuco)

Agreed. Obvious intimidation tactic and threat.

5 posted on 02/03/2023 5:40:49 PM PST by griffin (When you have to shoot, SHOOT; don't talk. -Tuco)

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