UK Passes ‘Buffer Zone’ Law Making Silent Prayer Illegal Near Abortion Clinics

UK Passes ‘Buffer Zone’ Law Making Silent Prayer Illegal Near Abortion Clinics
Pro-life campaigner Isabel Vaughan-Spruce in an undated file photo. Courtesy of ADF UK
Owen Evans
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Britain’s House of Commons approved legislation on Tuesday to create “buffer zones” that ban certain behaviour including silent prayer outside abortion facilities across England and Wales.

MPs voted 299–116 in favour of creating the zones.

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