{"id":70705,"date":"2025-03-05T06:10:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T05:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/?p=70705"},"modified":"2025-08-05T08:59:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T06:59:57","slug":"tomorrow-buffer-zones-trial-bournemouth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/en-gb\/news\/buffer-zones-trial-today-bournemouth","title":{"rendered":"TODAY: Dorset retiree to face  trial for offering a conversation in abortion \u201cbuffer zone\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"70705\" class=\"elementor elementor-70705\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-29c6cbc0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"29c6cbc0\" 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-258af319\" data-id=\"258af319\" 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-33ba35eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33ba35eb\" 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><strong>Livia Tossici-Bolt held a sign reading \u201cHere to talk, if you want\u201d near an abortion facility in Bournemouth<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Retired medical scientist to face trial 5th -6<sup>th<\/sup> MARCH; ADF UK supports legal defence<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>U.S. Vice-President J.D. Vance raises repeated concerns about the UK&#8217;s &#8220;buffer zone&#8221; laws &#8211; &#8220;<em>these ideas are going to destroy Western civilisation&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/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-1c6c3902 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1c6c3902\" 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\/10\/Livia-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-63847\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Livia-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Livia-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Livia-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/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-740271e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"740271e7\" 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><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">BOURNEMOUTH (5 March 2025) \u2013 <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A retired medical scientist from Bournemouth will face trial on 5th-6<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> March following charges relating to her charitable work supporting women in crisis pregnancies.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Livia Tossici-Bolt, 63, held a sign reading \u201chere to talk, if you want to\u201d near an abortion facility in Bournemouth. Several individuals approached her to take up her offer of a conversation about matters going on in their lives.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\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-57494449 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"57494449\" 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\">\u201cThere\u2019s nothing wrong with two adults engaging in a consensual conversation on the street. <\/span> I shouldn\u2019t be treated like a criminal just for this.\u201d\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<\/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-40d9f11f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40d9f11f\" 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><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Local authorities confronted Tossici-Bolt, alleging that she had breached a local abortion \u201cbuffer zone\u201d, which bans \u201cexpression of approval or disapp<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">roval of abortion\u201d. 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 conversations.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:180,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Tossici-Bolt will face trial at Bournemouth Magistrates\u2019 Court on 5<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">-6<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> March 2025. ADF UK are supporting her legal defence.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cThere\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 <\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">said Livia Tossici-Bolt, whose legal defence is being supported by ADF UK.<\/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-5b994592 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b994592\" 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\">International concerns over Britain's censorship<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16e5b01a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16e5b01a\" 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><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Speaking to Sean Hannity on Fox, U.S. Vice-President J.D. Vance yesterday listed the UK&#8217;s notorious &#8220;buffer zone&#8221; rules as an example of an idea which could <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ADFIntl\/status\/1896839447448346980\">&#8220;<em>destroy Western civilisation.<\/em>&#8220;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Referencing egregious examples of authoritarian censorship across Europe last month at the Munich security conference, Vance highlighted the \u201c<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">most concerning<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201d case of Adam Smith-Connor \u2013 the army veteran and father of two in Britain who was convicted in November 2024 for praying silently, for a few minutes, on a public space across the road from the Bournemouth abortion facility, where a \u201cbuffer zone\u201d was enforced.&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Reflecting on his concerns for Europe, the Vice-President said:&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c\u2026<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">perhaps most concerning, I look to our very dear friends, the United Kingdom, where the backslide away from conscience rights has placed the basic liberties of religious Britons, in particular in the crosshairs.<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cA little over two years ago, the British government charged <a href=\"\/en-gb\/cases\/adam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adam Smith Connor<\/a>, a 51 year old physiotherapist and an Army veteran, with the heinous crime of standing 50m from an abortion clinic and silently praying for three minutes, not obstructing anyone, not interacting with anyone, just silently praying on his own.\u201d<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Speaking on GB News Podcast \u201cChoppers Politics\u201d this month, Michael Gove said: \u201c<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It is wrong to say that someone cannot pray \u2013 silently \u2013 because you have a particular view on abortion\u2026For me, <a href=\"\/our-focus\/freedom-of-speech\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">free speech<\/a> is as close to a fundamental principle as any. And so is freedom of worship.\u201d<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a href=\"\/our-team\/jeremiah-igunnubole\">Jeremiah Igunnubole<\/a>, Legal Counsel for ADF International, supporting Livia&#8217;s defence, said:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:180,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cUnder far-reaching and vaguely-written rules, we have seen volunteers like Livia criminalised simply for offering to talk; and others dragged through courts for praying, even silently, in their minds. <\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The principle of freedom of thought and speech must be defended both within and outside \u201cbuffer zones\u201d. It\u2019s unthinkable that as real crime is mounting, policing time and resources are being expended on peaceful individuals like Livia who simply, and peacefully, offer to engage in consensual conversation. What kind of society does that?\u201d <\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">commented <a href=\"\/our-team\/jeremiah-igunnubole\">Jeremiah Igunnubole<\/a>, legal counsel for ADF UK, who are supporting Tossici-Bolt\u2019s legal defence.<\/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-2e6188f9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2e6188f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\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-289d0ed0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"289d0ed0\" 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>Images for free use in print or online in relation to this story only.<\/p><p>PICTURED: Livia Tossici-Bolt; ADF UK Legal Counsel <a href=\"\/our-team\/jeremiah-igunnubole\">Jeremiah Igunnubole<\/a><\/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-6955ce80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"6955ce80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;aspect_ratio&quot;:&quot;1:1&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;grid&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:4,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:2,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:1,&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Livia.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"6955ce80\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Livia\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjM4NDcsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9hZGZpbnRlcm5hdGlvbmFsLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMTBcL0xpdmlhLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjY5NTVjZTgwIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Livia-1024x682.jpg\" data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"682\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Livia-with-Jeremiah-Igunnubole-ADF-UK-004.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"6955ce80\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Livia with Jeremiah Igunnubole ADF UK (004)\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDM0NjIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9hZGZpbnRlcm5hdGlvbmFsLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDNcL0xpdmlhLXdpdGgtSmVyZW1pYWgtSWd1bm51Ym9sZS1BREYtVUstMDA0LmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjY5NTVjZTgwIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Livia-with-Jeremiah-Igunnubole-ADF-UK-004-1024x682.jpg\" data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"682\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Jeremiah_Igunnubole_400x400px.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"6955ce80\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Jeremiah Igunnubole 400x400px.webp\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjUxMTEsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9hZGZpbnRlcm5hdGlvbmFsLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMTFcL0plcmVtaWFoX0lndW5udWJvbGVfNDAweDQwMHB4LndlYnAiLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI2OTU1Y2U4MCJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Jeremiah_Igunnubole_400x400px.webp\" data-width=\"400\" data-height=\"400\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Livia Tossici-Bolt held a sign reading \u201cHere to talk, if you want\u201d near an abortion facility in Bournemouth Retired medical scientist to face trial 5th -6th MARCH; 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