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Grandmother arrested in Scottish abortion “buffer zone” reacts as parliamentarians push for extension of censored public space
Parliamentarian Gillian Mackay tells BBC she wants the government to consider extending Scottish “buffer zones”, despite already being the largest in the world Glasgow grandmother became first to be arrested under the new laws after…
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Criminality of prayer within a home “depends on who’s passing the window” claims author of the Scottish “buffer zones” law called out by JD Vance
Gillian Mackay MSP claims visible prayer by a window at home could be a crime if within 200m from an abortion facility, depending on who is “passing the window” Comments come weeks after Vance called…
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US State Department ‘disappointed with the UK court’s conviction of Livia Tossici-Bolt’
BOURNEMOUTH (4 April 2025) – The US State Department has denounced the conviction of retiree Livia Tossici-Bolt for offering consensual conversation in an abortion facility “buffer zone”. The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, & Labor…
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Christian woman convicted for offering consensual conversation in abortion facility ‘buffer zone’, ordered to pay £20,000 in prosecution costs
Retired clinical scientist and Christian Dr Livia Tossici-Bolt, 64, found guilty this morning at Poole Magistrates’ Court Dr Tossici-Bolt held a sign reading ‘here to talk, if you want’ and did not engage in harassment,…
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US State Department: ‘We are monitoring’ prosecution of UK woman in abortion facility ‘buffer zone’ case and ‘are concerned about freedom of expression’ in Britain
Verdict for Livia Tossici-Bolt, Christian woman who faced criminal trial for holding a sign offering consensual conversation in censorial abortion facility ‘buffer zone’ in Bournemouth, will be released on Friday ADF International is supporting her…
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Buffer zone trial: Officers admit they did not “personally witness” any “harassment” before Christian woman fined for holding “here to talk” sign
BOURNEMOUTH (6th March 2025) – The criminal trial of Livia Tossici-Bolt, the retired medical scientist who held a “here to talk, if you want” sign in an abortion “buffer zone”, began yesterday and will continue…
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TODAY: Dorset retiree to face trial for offering a conversation in abortion “buffer zone”
Livia Tossici-Bolt held a sign reading “Here to talk, if you want” near an abortion facility in Bournemouth Retired medical scientist to face trial 5th -6th MARCH; ADF UK supports legal defence U.S. Vice-President J.D.…
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Scottish health authority suspend American midwifery student over pro-life Facebook posts
DUNDEE (28 February 2025) - A midwifery student and mother of three resident in Scotland but from the USA was suspended from her training placement with NHS Fife over comments on a private Facebook forum explaining…
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GOVE: “It is wrong to say that someone cannot pray silently”
UK faces mounting backlash against silent prayer prosecutions as a result of abortion “buffer zones” J.D. Vance highlights “infringements on free speech” during Starmer’s trip to Washington https://adfinternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GOVE.mp4 Rt. Hon. Michael Gove speaking to Chopper’s…
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Criminality of prayer within a home “depends on who’s passing the window” claims author of the Scottish “buffer zones” law called out by JD Vance
Gillian Mackay MSP claims visible prayer by a window at home could be a crime if within 200m from an abortion facility, depending on who is “passing the window” Comments come weeks after Vance called…
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