{"id":43455,"date":"2024-03-09T23:06:18","date_gmt":"2024-03-09T22:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/?p=43455"},"modified":"2025-02-24T11:56:19","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T10:56:19","slug":"consensual-conversation-on-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/en-gb\/news\/consensual-conversation-on-trial","title":{"rendered":"Dorset Pensioner on trial for offering to talk to women in crisis pregnancies\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"43455\" class=\"elementor elementor-43455\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-144c05be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"144c05be\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-663a201d\" data-id=\"663a201d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dcd49a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7dcd49a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li class=\"paragraph\" style=\"vertical-align: baseline;\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">Livia Tossici-Bolt held a sign reading \u201cHere to talk, if you want to\u201d near an abortion facility in Bournemouth<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/li><li class=\"paragraph\" style=\"vertical-align: baseline;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">Local authorities have charged the retired scientist for breaching a censorial \u201cbuffer zone\u201d; ADF UK supports her legal defence<\/span><\/b><span class=\"eop\" style=\"font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c1567a elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1c1567a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Livia-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-43456\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Livia-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Livia-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Livia-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Livia.jpg 1159w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32ccbaa6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32ccbaa6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>BOURNEMOUTH (10 March 2024)<\/strong> &#8211; A retired medical scientist from Bournemouth is facing trial following charges relating to her charitable work supporting women in crisis pregnancies.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-weight ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-word-spacing );\">Livia Tossici-Bolt, 62, held a sign reading \u201chere to talk, if you want to\u201d near an abortion facility in Bournemouth.&nbsp;While she held the sign, several individuals did approach Tossici-Bolt to discuss issues they were facing in their lives.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-weight ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-word-spacing );\">Local authorities confronted Tossici-Bolt, alleging that she had breached a local abortion \u201cbuffer zone\u201d, which bans expression of approval or disapproval of abortion. They issued a Fixed Penalty Notice, which Tossici-Bolt refused to pay, on the grounds that she did not breach the terms of the PSPO, and had the right, protected under Article 10 of the Human Rights Act, to offer consensual&nbsp;conversations.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-weight ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-word-spacing );\">The Bournemouth, Christchurch &amp; Poole Council have proceeded to charge the volunteer, who awaits a trial date at Poole Magistates\u2019 Court. Her legal defence is supported by ADF UK.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16069d52 elementor-blockquote--skin-clean elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"16069d52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color: #AF272F\">\"There\u2019s nothing wrong with offering help. There\u2019s nothing wrong with two adults engaging in a consensual conversation on the street. I shouldn\u2019t be treated like a criminal just for this.\" <\/span> \t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">- Livia Tossici-Bolt, whose legal defence is being supported by ADF UK<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c883369 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c883369\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;We all condemn harassment. But \u201cbuffer zones\u201d are going so far even to criminalise activities which are peaceful and helpful. For several years now, I have been offering a helping hand to women who would like to consider other options to abortion, and pointing them to options where they can receive financial and practical support, if that\u2019s what they would like. There\u2019s nothing wrong with offering help. There\u2019s nothing wrong with two adults engaging in a consensual conversation on the street. I shouldn\u2019t be treated like a criminal just for this,\u201d said Livia Tossici-Bolt, whose legal defence is being supported by ADF UK.\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d01df1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d01df1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Government deliberate on free speech <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32d0be4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32d0be4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\">In 2023, the UK government passed legislation in the Public Order Act to enforce censorial buffer zones around all abortion facilities, banning any form of \u201cinfluence\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"eop\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\">The Home Office have issued draft guidance to clarify that the right of women to engage in consensual conversations of their own free will remains protected, as does the freedom to pray inside one\u2019s own mind. Two MPs have approached the Home Office demanding that the guidance be changed to cease protecting both of these rights.<\/span><span class=\"eop\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-61333768 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"61333768\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6aa603c6\" data-id=\"6aa603c6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53a2bce0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53a2bce0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><i>\u201cUnder vaguely-written local \u201cbuffer zone\u201d measures, we have seen volunteers like Livia criminalised simply for offering help to women in need; and others dragged through courts for praying, even silently, in their minds.\u00a0<\/i><\/span><span class=\"eop\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>The principle of freedom of thought and speech must be defended both within and outside \u2018buffer zones\u2019. The Home Office have sought to keep our country in line with international law by protecting freedom of thought and of consensual conversation in the draft buffer zone guidance. It is vital, for the preservation of democracy, that this stands,\u201d commented Jeremiah Igunnubole, legal counsel for ADF UK, who are supporting Tossici-Bolt\u2019s legal defence.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-457f3d31\" data-id=\"457f3d31\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a722062 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a722062\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Livia-with-Jeremiah-Igunnubole-ADF-UK-004-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-43462\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Livia-with-Jeremiah-Igunnubole-ADF-UK-004-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Livia-with-Jeremiah-Igunnubole-ADF-UK-004-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Livia-with-Jeremiah-Igunnubole-ADF-UK-004-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Livia-with-Jeremiah-Igunnubole-ADF-UK-004.jpg 1160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2d472f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f2d472f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Livia Tossici-Bolt with Jeremiah Igunnubole, Legal Counsel for ADF UK, the organisation supporting her legal defence<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a44211e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a44211e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tossici-Bolt was standing alone and holding a sign reading \u201cPregnant? Need help?\u201d with a helpline number for women in crisis pregnancies.<\/p><p>In a moment captured on video, officers confronted Tossici-Bolt, accusing her of standing inside Bournemouth\u2019s censorial \u201cbuffer zone\u201d, which criminalises \u201cexpressions of approval or disapproval of abortion\u201d.<\/p><p>Tossici-Bolt was standing alone and holding a sign reading \u201cPregnant? Need help?\u201d with a helpline number for women in crisis pregnancies.<\/p><p>In a moment captured on video, officers confronted Tossici-Bolt, accusing her of standing inside Bournemouth\u2019s censorial \u201cbuffer zone\u201d, which criminalises \u201cexpressions of approval or disapproval of abortion\u201d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80b9dbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"80b9dbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A second attempt to charge the pensioner for carrying out charitable work <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2a3caa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2a3caa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\">Bournemouth, Christchurch &amp; Poole Council have recently apologised for causing Livia Tossici-Bolt to feel \u201cdistressed and harassed\u201d when officers wrongfully attempted to move her from a public street on another occasion.<\/span><span class=\"eop\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\">Tossici-Bolt was standing alone and holding a sign reading \u201cPregnant? Need help?\u201d with a helpline number for women in crisis pregnancies.<\/span><span class=\"eop\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\">In a moment captured on video, officers confronted Tossici-Bolt, accusing her of standing inside Bournemouth\u2019s censorial \u201cbuffer zone\u201d, which criminalises \u201cexpressions of approval or disapproval of abortion\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"eop\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ec670e elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"0ec670e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/iMzxy1DBGME&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-container brlbs-cmpnt-content-blocker brlbs-cmpnt-with-individual-styles\" data-borlabs-cookie-content-blocker-id=\"youtube-content-blocker\" data-borlabs-cookie-content=\"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\"><div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-preset-c brlbs-cmpnt-cb-youtube\"> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-thumbnail\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/borlabs-cookie\/1\/yt_iMzxy1DBGME_hqdefault.jpg')\"><\/div> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-main\"> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-play-button\"><\/div> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-content\"> <p class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-description\">You are currently viewing a placeholder content from <strong>YouTube<\/strong>. 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Please note that doing so will share data with third-party providers.<\/p> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-provider-toggle\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-show-provider-information role=\"button\">More Information<\/a> <\/div> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-buttons\"> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-btn\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-unblock role=\"button\">Unblock content<\/a> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-btn\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-accept-service role=\"button\" style=\"display: inherit\">Accept required service and unblock content<\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c585d4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c585d4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The authorities have since acknowledged that she was not within the censored \u201cbuffer zone\u201d on this occasion but claim the map she brought with her to indicate her position was \u201cconfusing\u201d. 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