{"id":21111,"date":"2023-01-29T22:22:35","date_gmt":"2023-01-29T22:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adf.uk\/?p=10248"},"modified":"2024-01-26T13:28:22","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T12:28:22","slug":"scot-parl-testimony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/en-gb\/news\/scot-parl-testimony","title":{"rendered":"Volunteer arrested for PRAYING testifies about abortion \u201ccensorship zone\u201d legislation at Scot Gov roundtable"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\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\">Isabel Vaughan-Spruce was arrested and charged after admitting she \u201cmight be\u201d praying in her head near a CLOSED abortion facility<\/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\">Scot Gov have backed proposals to roll out \u201ccensorship zones\u201d which would ban prayer and offers of charitable help near all abortion facilities in Scotland<\/span><\/b><\/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\">Gov held modest roundtable in St Andrew&#8217;s House, 30 Jan, to hear concerns about legislation &#8211; 7 months after Sturgeon&#8217;s first &#8220;summit&#8221; for pro-buffer zones campaigners<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">EDINBURGH <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(30<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> January 2023) &#8211; The woman arrested and charged with \u201cintimidation\u201d after she prayed silently near a closed abortion facility has asked the Scottish government to protect freedom of expression and freedom of thought.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The video of Isabel Vaughan-Spruce&#8217;s arrest went viral after she was searched, arrested and criminally charged for praying in a \u201ccensorship zone\u201d, instituted by local authorities in Birmingham through a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birmingham.gov.uk\/downloads\/file\/24121\/robert_clinic_station_road_b30\">\u201cPublic Space Protection Order\u201d.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Vaughan-Spruce warned that Gillian Mackay MSP\u2019s bill to introduce similar censorship zones across the country could lead to more people being arrested for simply offering help, or even praying inside their own heads.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cIt\u2019s essential that the government protect freedom of expression and of thought for the people of Scotland. As a charitable volunteer, I strongly condemn the harassment of women in vulnerable situations. This is already illegal in Scotland \u2013 but the new proposals to install censorial zones around abortion facilities criminalise those who offer financial or practical charitable help outside abortion facilities \u2013 or, like I was doing when I was arrested \u2013 simply praying silently and imperceptibly inside our minds,\u201d commented Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, who was arrested for silently praying outside a closed abortion facility in Birmingham. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Government host modest roundtable for stakeholders with concerns over \u201cbuffer zones\u201d<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">After hosting two major \u201csummits\u201d in Edinburgh this Summer exclusively for activists campaigning to install censorial \u201cbuffer zones\u201d around Scottish abortion facilities, the Scottish government invited pro-life representatives to voice their concerns over a modest roundtable discussion at St Andrews House today.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The event lasted 1 hour and was attended by Gillian McKay MSP, and two members of the Scottish Government\u2019s \u201cAbortion Policy Team\u201d. By contrast, the fanfare summit for pro-\u201dbuffer zones\u201d activists in June was hosted by the First Minister herself, and Women\u2019s Health Minister Maree Todd attended both events in June and August.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">A pro-&#8220;buffer zones\u201d campaign group have <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/backoffscotland\/status\/1619403054478159877\">announced<\/a> they will personally meet with Nicola Sturgeon once again later this month.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">ADF UK\u2019s Lois McLatchie participated in today\u2019s pro-life roundtable, raising concerns regarding recent arrests and penalties given in England for people merely praying, inside their heads, within the censorial \u201cbuffer zones\u201d.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cNobody should be arrested simply for what they are thinking. Unfortunately, the bill currently before the Scottish Parliament would lead to similar instances as have recently come to light in Birmingham and Bournemouth, where \u201ccensorship zones\u201d have led to the arrest of individuals who are simply, peacefully, praying silently in their heads,\u201d said Lois McLatchie, communications officer for ADF UK.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">We stand firmly in condemnation of harassment against women in any circumstances. Fortunately, in Scotland, harassment is already illegal. We must be clear, then, about the real impact of the \u201ccensorship zones\u201d legislation as drafted in Scotland \u2013 it would go far beyond banning already-illegal harassment, and instead see it made illegal to participate in good and lawful activities, like peacefully praying, or offering leaflets about charitable help available to women who might like to consider other options,\u201d she continued.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Censorship concerns in overreaching Bill<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Scottish government has announced support for the Bill to introduce censorial zones around abortion facilities in Scotland, introduced by Green Party MSP Gillian McKay.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The bill would ban any form of \u201cinfluencing\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.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">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 suggested that silent prayer could cause \u201cpsychological damage\u201d.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pro-life charity worker arrested and searched \u2013 including through her hair \u2013 after silently praying in a censorship zone  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":21203,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"give_campaign_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[736],"tags":[899,944,909,898],"class_list":["post-21111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-free-speech-en-gb","tag-isabel-en-gb","tag-religious-freedom-en-gb","tag-uk-en-gb"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - 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