Silent prayer in buffer zones around abortion clinics will not necessarily be a criminal offence, says guidance by the Crown Prosecution Service. The advice for police and prosecutors said silent ...

Breaking the new laws carries an unlimited fine. The guidance from the Crown Prosecution Service suggests that praying silently within an abortion clinic buffer zone may not always be treated as a ...

Despite this, the Crown Prosecution Service has indicated silent prayer may not inherently constitute a criminal act, prompting police to evaluate each situation individually. While anti-abortion and ...

A lightning strike killed 14 people during a prayer service in a refugee camp in Uganda on Saturday, authorities in the east African country said. The strike, in northern Uganda’s Lamwo district ...

Starting today, new protection zones around abortion clinics will make it illegal to harass, obstruct, or attempt to influence anyone seeking or providing abortion services within 150 metres. But ...

And I think that silent prayer is a difficult category on that.” The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has published guidance to prosecutors stating there is no defence on religious or ethical ...

A British army veteran who was recently convicted for expressing "disapproval of abortion" with a silent prayer in an abortion "buffer zone" worries his case is just the beginning of an alarming ...

The Crown Prosecution Service says silent prayer near an abortion clinic “will not necessarily commit a criminal offense,” and police say they will assess each case individually. Anti-abortion ...

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