{"id":21107,"date":"2022-12-07T10:43:39","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T10:43:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adf.uk\/?p=9319"},"modified":"2024-01-11T16:28:30","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T15:28:30","slug":"statement-uksc-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/en-gb\/news\/statement-uksc-2","title":{"rendered":"Bans on prayer and help for women in crisis can be implemented in N. Ireland, rules Supreme Court"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Women who have benefitted from crisis pregnancy help services raise concerns about censorship zones as Supreme Court allows help to be banned<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Westminster and Holyrood parliaments weigh up human rights concerns regarding potential censorship zone legislation<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>LONDON<\/strong> (7th December 2022) \u2013 Mothers and free speech campaigners have spoken out as the UK Supreme Court has allowed the Northern Irish government to implement censorship zones around abortion facilities across the country.<\/p>\n<p>The Court was asked to review the validity of Northern Ireland\u2019s ban on \u201cdirect\u201d and \u201cindirect\u201d pro-life \u201cinfluence\u201d within 100m of abortion facilities. The bill in question criminalises not only harassment, which is already illegal; but also quiet or silent prayer, or the offer of leaflets about charitable services available which provide alternative options to abortion, including through financial or practical support.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are of course disappointed to see today\u2019s ruling from the Supreme Court, which fails to protect the basic freedoms to pray or to offer help to women who may want to know about practical support available to avoid abortion. Peaceful presence, mere conversation, quiet or silent prayer \u2013 these activities should never be criminalised in a democratic society like the UK,&#8221; said Jeremiah Igunnubole, Legal Counsel for ADF UK.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe criminalisation of any kind of \u2018influencing\u2019 is vague, uncertain and reduces the threshold of criminality to an impermissibly low level. Northern Ireland&#8217;s broadly drafted law hands arbitrary power to police officers, with the inevitable consequence being the unjust arrest and prosecution of those expressing pro-life views, even though such views are protected under domestic and international human rights law,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Westminster\u2019s attempt to ban such activities is much further reaching than Northern Ireland\u2019s \u2013 banning \u201cinforming\u201d, \u201cadvising\u201d, \u201cpersuading\u201d, or even \u201coccupying space\u201d or \u201cexpressing opinion\u201d, with a penalty of up to two years in prison. This is clearly grossly disproportionate. Nobody should be censored for simply holding pro-life beliefs,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Women concerned about removal of charitable help<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A 2018 government review into the work of pro-life volunteers outside of abortion facilities found that instances of harassment are rare, and police already have powers to prosecute individuals engaging in such activities. The most common activities of pro-life groups were found to be quiet or silent prayer, or offering leaflets about charitable support available to women who would like to consider alternative options to abortion.<\/p>\n<p>Alina Dulgheriu, a mother who changed her mind about abortion due to an offer of help presented to her at the gates of an abortion facility, spoke out on the behalf of campaign group Be Here for Me against the criminalisation of volunteers offering practical and financial support to women in need:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat kind of society withholds help from vulnerable women? I didn\u2019t want an abortion but I was abandoned by my partner, my friends and society. My financial situation at the time would have made raising a child very challenging. Thanks to the help I was offered by a group outside of a clinic before my appointment, my daughter is here today. My experience is typical of hundreds of others. Refusing charitable volunteers from offering much-needed services and resources for women in my situation is wrong. Let them help.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Censorship zones have already been imposed in five towns by local councils, and have gone as far as to ban even silent prayer. Given the internal nature of silent prayer, this measure is thought to be the introduction of the first \u201cthoughtcrime\u201d in UK legislation.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, news broke in Bournemouth that women had been intimidated by \u201ccommunity-accredited safety officers\u201d who told the women they should stop praying on a public street, even outside of the designated censorship zone. (link to PR)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Westminster weighs up censorship zones in light of human rights concerns<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In Westminster, parliamentarians are considering even further-reaching legislation to introduce censorship zones in England and Wales. Clause 9 of the Public Order Bill, currently under parliamentary debate, would prohibit pro-life volunteers from \u201cinfluencing\u201d, \u201cadvising\u201d, \u201cpersuading\u201d, \u201cinforming\u201d, \u201coccupying space\u201d or even \u201cexpressing opinion\u201d within the vicinity of an abortion facility.<\/p>\n<p>Those who breach the rules could face up to two years in prison.<\/p>\n<p>The censorial provisions drew substantive criticism from members of the House of Lords, including Liberal Democrat Peer Lord Beith, who deemed the clause \u201cthe most profound restriction on free speech I have ever seen in any UK legislation.\u201d Lord Farmer called the clause \u201cfundamentally flawed\u201d, and asked, \u201cWhen one walks past, one sees that vigils are often small groups of harmless, mainly female, pensioners. Why should they be banned and silenced?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Clause has caused great controversy following a statement released from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State shortly after MPs voted to include it, admitting that the clause \u201ccould not be said to be compliant\u201d with Convention rights as protected in the European Court of Human Rights.<\/p>\n<p>Baroness Claire Fox, who advocates for abortion, pointed out that \u201ccreating prohibitions on protest on an issue-by-issue basis is not an appropriate way to make law. It sets a precedent that will inevitably lead to attempts to prevent speech, expression, information sharing, assembly or the holding of protected beliefs around other sites or in relation to other controversial or unpopular causes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Holyrood consider criminalising silent prayer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Scottish government have shown support for Green Party MSP Gillian Mackay\u2019s bill to introduce censorship zones around abortion facilities across Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>The Scottish bill bears similar wording to that of the Northern Irish bill, banning \u201cinfluence\u201d within 150m of an abortion facility. An extra 100m ban would be available to be granted upon request to expand the boundary of the buffer zone.<\/p>\n<p>The Scottish government made it clear at the Supreme Court hearing in July that they would include prayer within the scope of \u201cinfluencing\u201d in their legislation \u2013 the Lord Advocate testified that silent prayer could cause \u201cpsychological damage\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Support for the policy comes despite the First Minister\u2019s acknowledgment that so-called \u201cbuffer zones\u201d are hindered by human rights law.<\/p>\n<p>The First Minister chaired two national \u201csummits\u201d on the issue this year. Only stakeholders supportive of buffer zones were invited to attend these events.<\/p>\n<p>When the policy idea was criticised by ADF UK\u2019s Lois McLatchie on BBC Scotland, SNP MP Alison Thewliss called for the Scot to be deplatformed from the broadcaster, despite the BBC\u2019s famous requirement for balanced coverage under the conditions of the Royal Charter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Human Rights concerns in Northern Ireland<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The legislation in question today \u2013 The Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) Northern Ireland Bill \u2013 was adopted in the Northern Irish Assembly on 24 March 2022, having been sponsored by the leader of the Green Party in Northern Ireland, Clare Bailey, who subsequently lost her seat in this year\u2019s parliamentary elections.<\/p>\n<p>Northern Ireland\u2019s Attorney General, Dame Brenda King, referred the bill to the Supreme Court citing concerns that the legislation omits a defence of \u2018reasonable excuse\u2019 and is therefore incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know from a Home Office review into the situation that instances of harassment outside of abortion facilities are rare, and when they happen, police already have powers to stop it. Censorship zones go much further. They introduce a disproportionate and unjustified blanket ban on all pro-life activity, including offering meaningful charitable help and support to women where they need it most. Authorities do not hold a right to silence the public expression of a viewpoint with which they simply disagree,\u201d said Lois McLatchie, communications officer for ADF UK.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Women who have benefitted from crisis pregnancy help services raise concerns about censorship zones as Supreme Court allows help to be banned\u00a0 Westminster and Holyrood parliaments weigh up human rights concerns regarding potential censorship zone legislation\u00a0 LONDON (7th December 2022) \u2013 Mothers and free speech campaigners have spoken out as the UK Supreme Court has [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":23389,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"give_campaign_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[736],"tags":[898],"class_list":["post-21107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-uk-en-gb"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Bans on prayer and help for women in crisis can be implemented in N. 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