Posted on 12/06/2022 7:05:39 PM PST by marshmallow
CNA Newsroom, Dec 6, 2022 / 09:06 am Pro-life and free-speech campaigners in the United Kingdom are awaiting a landmark ruling from the Supreme Court on Wednesday regarding censorship zones around abortion clinics.
The Northern Irish Assembly adopted the Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) Northern Ireland Bill in March.
However, Northern Ireland’s attorney general, Dame Brenda King, referred the bill to the Supreme Court out of concern that it was incompatible with fundamental freedoms enshrined in the European Convention on Human Rights.
The bill in question prohibits “direct” and “indirect” pro-life “influence” within a 100-meter vicinity of abortion premises. It stands to criminalize quiet or silent prayer along with the distribution of leaflets that offer women alternatives to abortion.
It is anticipated that the decision of the Supreme Court will likely influence the direction of similar legislation in Scotland and Westminster.
Before the passing of the controversial legislation in March, Alina Dulgheriu, who was once the recipient of pro-life support and is a member of the Be Here For Me Campaign, spoke out against the legislation.
In a statement released March 21, she said: “You don’t have to disagree with abortion to see that simply offering alternatives should be legally permissible.”
“The day that I turned up to my abortion appointment, a volunteer outside the clinic gave me a leaflet. It offered the help that I had been searching [for].”
“I weighed up the two options I had before me, and I chose motherhood,” Dulgheriu said. “I chose to accept help to get housing, help to find a job, and help to obtain a pram, a cot, and nappies. It wasn’t easy. But with the support of the group who had given me that leaflet, I couldn’t be prouder of the life my daughter and I have charted out together.”
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Maybe they will give abortion protesters the death penalty.
But it is okay to protest in front of the residence of a Supreme Court justice.
Hey what about all the “1st Amendment Area” setups at protest zones saying you can only exercise your God given rights “over there”.
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