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After a six-month investigation, police in England have decided not to
bring charges against a woman for silently praying outside an abortion
clinic.

Police also issued an apology to Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, the director
of the UK March for Life, for the length of time it took to reach the
decision not to prosecute her for silent prayer. In March, the charity volunteer was arrested after she told police she "might" be praying
silently when they asked why she was standing on a public street near
an abortion facility.

The abortion clinic was in a so-called "buffer zone," which was
introduced by local authorities via a "Public Spaces Protection Order"
and bans activities, such as prayer, that are considered a protest
against abortion.

Vaughan-Spruce said in a statement upon receiving the apology from
police that she never should have been arrested or investigated for
the thoughts she held in her own mind because "this isn’t 1984, but
2023."


""Now that authorities have twice settled on the conclusion that
silent prayer is not a crime – a conclusion also reached by the Home
Secretary last week – I am thankful to resume my practice of praying
silently for women in crisis pregnancies," Vaughan-Spruce said.
"

https://www.foxnews.com/media/police-drop-charges-british-woman-silently-praying-outside-abortion-clinic?intcmp=fb_fnc&fbclid=IwAR1Eqbd9ONNUT-Nl2_oU0VliNNHWT7UA7s0OJjzS5zzu2JzX7ltDvSelmlg

I imagine the liberals around here will be sad that one can actually
pray silently.

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