NEW: A Birmingham. As. Six months later Vaughan-Spruce, a Catholic, received notification that she will not be prosecuted, and in a Sept. A PSPO is intended to. Isabel Spruce-Vaughn was arrested twice for praying outside abortion clinics. (photo: March for Life UK) The charges against both Father Gough and Vaughan-Spruce were eventually dropped because of insufficient evidence against them. Pro-life activist Isabel Vaughn-Spruce was threatened with a fine for praying outside an abortion facility near Birmingham, UK, earlier this month. Back in December, March for Life UK director Isabel Vaughan-Spruce was arrested for praying silently outside an abortion clinic in Birmingham, England. Share Tweet Share. K. The clinic is the subject of a Public. Vaughan-Spruce said she will pursue a verdict in court to clarify. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, 45, a pro-life Catholic woman who is also the UK director of March for Life, was arrested and taken. At the time of Vaughan-Spruce’s arrest, the abortion facility outside which she was standing was. This is the third time Miss Vaughan-Spruce, Director of March for Life UK, has had difficulties with West Midlands Police. Isabel Vaughan Spruce was arrested for praying outside an abortion clinic in the UK. United Kingdom authorities arrested a pro-life woman praying outside an abortion clinic for allegedly breaking a temporary Public Space Protection Order on four separate occasions earlier this month. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, a charity volunteer and Christian, was approached by police officers outside of BPAS Robert Clinic in Birmingham, England, and asked if she was praying, according to ADF’s. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce Co-Director of March for Life UK was criminally charged for praying SILENTLY in her head near a Birmingham abortion facility . Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, Co-CEO of March for Life UK. However, the court office told us that. , abortion center when police arrested her for violating the city’s Public Space Protection Order. Vaughan-Spruce was carrying no sign and remained completely silent until. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce was arrested and searched by three police officers. 6 outside of BPAS Robert Clinic in Birmingham, England. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, a pro-life advocate and charity volunteer arrested for allegedly praying outside an abortion clinic, is continuing to seek legal action against United Kingdom authorities. BIRMINGHAM (22 September 2023) – Following a six-month investigation, West Midlands Police have confirmed that they will not bring charges against Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, issuing an apology for the length of time to reach the decision not to prosecute her for silent prayer. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce was jailed for praying in silence on a public street in England. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, who is also the Director of UK March for Life, was standing near the British Pregnancy and Advisory Service (BPAS) Robert Clinic in Kings Norton, Birmingham. A PSPO is intended to stop antisocial behavior. I am sure most of you have heard that the investigations surrounding my second arrest (for silently praying inside a PSPO/buffer zone near an abortion centre) have now been dropped by the police along with an apology for. A British pro-life advocate was arrested for a second time Monday for silently praying outside an abortion clinic a mere three weeks after a court cleared her of any wrongdoing on the same charges. A charity volunteer has been arrested and charged on four counts after she told the police she “might” be praying silently, when questioned as to why she was standing on a public street near an abortion facility. Birmingham (14 th April 2023) – West Midlands Police have relaxed the onerous bail conditions placed on Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, the charity worker who has been arrested for the second time for praying silently outside an abortion facility in Birmingham. Frank Haviland. This is the moment a Catholic woman who said she was silently praying outside a city. The charity volunteer, who has been providing support to vulnerable women. 15 with four counts of breaking a Public Space Protection Order (PSPO). from Alliance Defending Freedom: “You’ve said you’re engaging in prayer, which is the offense. Tue Dec 20 2022 by Marcus Jones. Pro-life activist Isabel Vaughn-Spruce will no longer be prevented by the West Midlands Police from silently standing near abortion clinics, though she continues to face potential charges. Vaughan-Spruce originally was arrested on 6 December 2022. The officers arrested Vaughan-Spruce on four counts of breaking a Public Space Protection Order (PSPO), even going so far as to subject her to a search for contraband in. In September 2022, Birmingham authorities established a buffer zone around abortion clinics, so any act or attempted act of approval or disapproval as it relates to abortion — including “verbal or written means” like “prayer or counseling” — is. Yesterday’s vote effectively expands the Public Spaces Protection Order across the entirety of England and Wales. British police arrested Isabel Vaughan-Spruce late last year for praying silently outside an abortion facility in Birmingham after a censorship zone had been approved prohibiting pro-life people from protesting, counseling, praying or even being located in the zone. K. As part of her ministry, she has come alongside families who are considering the path of. Footage obtained by ADF UK shows a West Midlands police officer issuing a fine to Isabel Vaughan-Spruce for standing still and praying silently within an abortion facility 'buffer zone' in. is also representing Isabel Vaughn-Spruce in another case involving illegal prayer near an abortion clinic. West Midlands Police confirmed on Friday that they will not bring charges against Vaughan-Spruce, while issuing an apology due to the length of time taken to reach the. Co-director of the event, Isabel Vaughan-Spruce had the unenviable task of coming on stage after Shawn Carney but she gave the crowd a brief lesson in how to end abortion. Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF UK) announced in a statement Tuesday that March for Life UK Director Isabel Vaughn-Spruce was arrested. Pro-life activist Isabel Vaughn-Spruce will no longer be prevented by the West Midlands Police from silently standing near abortion clinics, though she continues to face. 15 with four counts of breaking a Public Space Protection Order (PSPO). Calvin Robinson, has challenged leaders of the Church of England, including Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, to speak out against the arrest of a British pro-life activist, Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, for silently praying outside an abortion clinic in Birmingham. She was first arrested last December, and. ( ADF/InfoCatólica) Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, directora de la organización March for Life en el Reino Unido y voluntaria que apoya a mujeres en crisis de embarazo, fue detenida por la policía frente a una clínica de abortos en Birmingham. She is due to appear. The director of the UK March for Life, Isabel Vaughan-Spruce has once again been arrested for silently praying. Mar 7, 2023. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, who was seen in a viral video being arrested and humiliatingly searched by three police officers after saying that she “might be” praying inside her head, was criminally charged with “protesting and engaging in an act that is intimidating to service users” in a censorship zone around the abortion facility on. Last Thursday, Vaughn-Spruce was charged with four counts of. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce was arrested in December after an officer accused her of praying outside of an abortion clinic, which is against the law in the United Kingdom. A catholic woman who was arrested for silently praying outside an abortion clinic in Birmingham has been acquitted. March for Life. K. Self: Free Speech Nation. There's obviously no such crime. 6, 2022, for silent prayer outside the same abortion facility, which was closed at the time. March for Life. Vaughan-Spruce was carrying no sign and remained completely silent until approached by officers. Fue arrestada y acusada de cuatro cargos después de que le dijo a la policía que. A pro-life group is taking legal action against Birmingham City Council over a 'buffer zone' surrounding an abortion clinic. Vaughan. Silent prayer outside an abortion clinic is prohibited in certain areas of the United Kingdom—and pro-life activists who choose to pray in those areas have been repeatedly targeted by police. This is the third time Miss Vaughan-Spruce, Director of March for Life UK, has had difficulties with West Midlands Police. The buffer zone criminalises prayer, offering women information or assistance, and any "expression of approval or. The praying individual in the footage was Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, the volunteer who has already. The long-time pro-lifer has since had her. She is alleged to have violated a local law establishing a so-called “buffer zone” banning prayer. Last December, Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, the director of the UK March for Life, was standing near the BPAS Robert Clinic in Kings Norton, Birmingham, when police approached after an onlooker. March for. They have arrested a 45 year-old woman for ‘anti-social behaviour’; which con. Father Sean Gough Isabel Vaughan-Spruce were cleared of charges claiming they intimidated service users near an abortion clinic Credit: Jacob King. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce runs the Birmingham branch of 40 days for life which is a pro-life campaign group whose members regularly stand down the road from abortion clinics and offer information leaflets to visitors. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce Members of Parliament have approved the introduction of censorship zones (also known as “buffer zones”) outside of abortion facilities across England and Wales. Vaughan-Spruce told the officers she “might be praying silently” and was later arrested. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, the first presenter of the day, helps lead the UK division of the US-based 40 Days for Life, a Texas-based group that specializes in training protesters and organizing anti-. The force emailed to say the "limitation of proceedings" expired on September 6 and said: "I again apologise for the time this case has taken to come to this position. Police were summoned by an onlooker who suspected that. Vaughan-Spruce was carrying no sign and remained completely silent until approached by officers. In a viral video in December 2022, Isabel Vaughan-Spruce was seen being searched and arrested by three police officers after saying that she “might be” praying inside her head. She is. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, the Director of the UK March for Life, was standing near the BPAS Robert Clinic in Kings Norton, Birmingham in an area ADF UK called a ‘censorship zone,’ when police approached her after an onlooker complained she might be praying outside the abortion facility the report said. Thoughtcrime Britain. Image source, Getty Images. On Thursday, footage was released of police arresting Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, the Director of the UK March for Life, for apparently committing the thought crime of silently praying in her own mind outside a BPAS Robert Clinic which carries out abortions in Kings Norton, Birmingham. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, the director of March for Life UK, was arrested on Dec. However, Isabel Vaughan-Spruce says the charges still could be revived, leaving her in an ambitious legal situation. MPs vote TOMORROW on banning silent prayer near all abortion facilities in &. BIRMINGHAM (7th March 2023) – Isabel Vaughan-Spruce has been arrested for the second time for the “offence” of silently praying in her head within an abortion facility censorship zone or “buffer zone”. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, the charitable volunteer who has already been vindicated twice for having committed no crime by silently praying inside a “buffer zone” was threatened with a fine for standing still and praying once again. "Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, the leader of the pro-life group 40 Days for Life Birmingham, was arrested on Dec. ”. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce was praying silently on a public sidewalk near a Birmingham, U. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, the director of March for Life UK, was arrested on Dec. . Dec 30, 2022. K. 15 with four counts of failing to comply with a Public. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, the woman twice arrested for silent prayer outside U. Those responsible for the arrest tried to clarify their actions in a response to the ADF Uk, but they probably just dug a deeper hole for themselves. Vaughan-Spruce, who has. Vaughan-Spruce is the Director of the UK March for Life and has volunteered for many years in support of women in crisis. The video shows an officer asking Vaughan-Spruce if she was praying, to. By. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, pictured in an undated photo, was arrested in March 2023 for praying silently outside an abortion facility in Birmingham, England. 6. "<style> body { -ms-overflow-style: scrollbar; overflow-y: scroll; overscroll-behavior-y: none; } . Important to note that Isabel Vaughan-Spruce was not charged with the crime of 'silently praying'. According to a press release from her attorneys with Alliance Defending Freedom UK, Vaughan-Spruce “will continue to await justice as she states her intention to pursue full. Today, we have a fascinating interview to share with you after I recently sat down to speak with Isabel Vaughan-Spruce. K. 6 and charged on Dec. Ms Vaughan-Spruce, from Malvern, Worcestershire, and Fr Gough, of the St Peter and St Paul Catholic Church in Wolverhampton. A pro-life campaigner arrested for alleged silent prayer in an abortion clinic buffer zone has been left in "significant legal uncertainty" after a court hearing scheduled for Thursday was cancelled. As the saying goes. Prosecutors have dismissed charges against a Catholic woman arrested for praying silently outside a closed abortion facility. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce was arrested in Birmingham, UK, on Dec. And yet, again, I have been arrested and. Vaughan-Spruce said she was praying silently in her mind. Vaughan-Spruce originally was arrested on 6 December. abortion clinics, has received an official police apology and assurance that she will not be charged for violating a local "buffer zone" protection order. A Conservative minister has been criticised after sharing a social media post which claimed a Christian woman was arrested for “silently praying” outside an abortion clinic. A policeman approached her. K. BIRMINGHAM (22 December 2022) – New footage shows the arrest of Isabel-Vaughan-Spruce, who has been charged with breaking a Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) for praying silently nearby an abortion facility in Kings Norton, Birmingham, on four occasions. Isabel Vaughn-Spruce, the director of March for Life UK, was arrested outside the BPAS Robert Clinic in Kings Norton, Birmingham, on Dec. Vaughan-Spruce was carrying no sign and remained completely. 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. Police approached Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, who was standing near an abortion clinic in Birmingham, England. 264. She wasn’t carrying a sign or engaging with anyone. Police then arrested her and charged her with four counts related to the violation of an “exclusion zone” around the facility. In two separate incidents, a priest named Sean Gough and pro-life leader Isabel Vaughan-Spruce were charged in December with violating a Public Spaces Protection Order in the city of Birmingham. 16, 2023. Tweet. 6. Charity volunteer Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, 45, was standing quietly on a pavement in Birmingham when she was approached, questioned and subsequently arrested by police. “Thoughtcrime is now a reality”, said SPUC, which condemned the arrest and charging of the pro-lifer. A pro-life activist was arrested again for silently praying outside an abortion clinic just weeks after a court cleared her of all wrongdoing related to a previous arrest for engaging in silent prayer outside the facility. abortion clinics, has received a police apology and confirmation that she will not face charges for violating a. . Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Father Sean Gough, a Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of Birmingham, and Isabel Vaughan-Spruce at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court where they are accused of protesting outside an abortion clinic. On December 6, Isabel, Co-director of the March for Life in the United Kingdom and known for her work on behalf of women who decide to go ahead with their pregnancies, was in a collected attitude in front of an abortion clinic in. Subscribe . 6. “Are you praying for the lives of unborn children?” an officer employed by a local police department asked a woman outside an abortion facility in Birmingham, UK. Fred Skulthorp. In the footage, an officer can be heard demanding why she. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, the woman. Cases were dropped against Father Sean Gough and Isabel Vaughan-Spruce. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. 6 outside of BPAS Robert Clinic in Birmingham, England, and asked if she was praying, according to ADF’s Tuesday press release. The video of Isabel Vaughan-Spruce’s search, interrogation, and arrest, in which Vaughan. In video footage of the incident, a police officer can be seen telling recently acquitted Isabel Vaughan-Spruce that it is still 'an offense' to pray in the abortion clinic's 'buffer zone,' even. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, Co-Director March for Life UK, and Fr Sean Gough were found not guilty today at Birmingham Magistrates Court. Protesters found guilty of breaching the "safe access zone", which would extend 150 metres from. She was standing in a censorship zone that restricted signs or speech that could. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, director of March for Life, was arrested on Monday for breaching a public space protection order (PSPO), a buffer zone put in place to protect women attending the clinic. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce was arrested on December 6 th, 2022, while silently praying in front of a British Pregnancy Advisory Service location offering abortions. Authorities in the U. On October 18, West Midlands Police officers in Birmingham, England, approached Isabel Vaughan-Spruce in the legally established “buffer zone” of an abortion clinic. Vaughan-Spruce is the Director of the U. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, a pro-life advocate and charity volunteer arrested for allegedly praying outside an abortion clinic, is continuing to seek legal action against United Kingdom authorities after prosecutors dropped charges against her. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, a charitable volunteer arrested near the British Pregnancy Advisory Service’s clinic in Birmingham, received an apology from West Midlands Police for the amount of time it. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, a charity volunteer and Christian, was approached by police officers on Dec. But prosecutor Ekene Pruce said both cases had been judged not to meet. In a statement published Friday, the law firm ADF UK reported that West Midlands Police in Birmingham, England, won't be pressing charges against pro-life activist Isabel Vaughan-Spruce for engaging in silent prayer outside an abortion clinic and have issued an apology to her for arresting her on two separate occasions for praying. A British woman is facing jail time for silently praying outside of an abortion clinic. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce was detained under a new protest prohibition statute, or a Public Spaces Protection Order. Detenida por rezar en silencio. . Birmingham’s authorities established. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce was arrested for praying silently outside an abortion clinic in Birmingham on 6 March. A Catholic priest says "silent prayer" is being criminalised after charges claiming he intimidated service users near an. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, the woman twice arrested for silent prayer outside U. . Arrested for praying: Isabel Vaughan-Spruce said she was appalled PA. Officer investigates prayer thoughtcrime, Birmingham. Police wrongly claimed that the PSPO “buffer zone” banned Isabel from simply standing near a clinic. (photo: March. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce has now been arrested twice, most recently on the eve of the parliamentary debate, for the mere act of silent prayer on the public sidewalk by a Birmingham, England, abortion. 16 February 2023. 40 Days for Life, an international grass roots organisation dedicated to ending abortion, includes a small group of volunteers who are predominantly local to Birmingham. By Rebecca Guzel December 23, 2022 at 9:29am. ” She answered that she might have been, or was simply thinking about other things. Police were responding to a complaint from a member of the public who believed that Vaughan-Spruce was praying. Charges against Father Sean Gough and charity volunteer Isabel Vaughan-Spruce for failure to comply with Public Spaces Protection Orders have been dropped. December 20, 2022. Pro-life activist Isabel Vaughan-Spruce is no longer under investigation for “thoughtcrime” charges after praying silently outside an abortion clinic in December 2022 and again in March 2023. Vaughan-Spruce was arrested, the clinic was closed. A Conservative minister has been criticised after sharing a social media post which claimed a Christian woman was arrested for “silently praying” outside an abortion clinic. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce was arrested, searched and held in custody after she told officers that she might have said some silent prayers close to the British Pregnancy Advisory Services Robert Clinic in Kings Norton. Vaughan-Spruce told the officers she “might be praying silently” and was later arrested. Birmingham City Council had secured the PSPO for the abortion clinic in September of last year using section 59 of the Anti-Social. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, the woman twice arrested for silent prayer outside U. She has been the center of much conversation after she was arrested twice for silently praying outside of an abortion clinic. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, 45, charged with four counts of failing to comply with a Public Space Protection Order. View the profiles of people named Isabel Vaughan. 7 Mar 2023. 15 with four counts of breaking a Public Space Protection Order (PSPO). She said she was arrested while she was praying silently. Footage obtained by Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) UK captured the incident in which the West Midlands Police officer threatened to fine Isabel Vaughan-Spruce allegedly for "standing still and. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, who was arrested last year while praying outside an abortion clinic in Birmingham in the UK, was acquitted in court last week. Vaughan-Spruce's legal counsel, Jeremiah Igunnubole, commended her next steps as necessary because of the CPS's warning more charges may be underway.