Isabel Vaughan-Spruce (center-left) and Father Sean Gough (center-right) celebrate their legal win outside the Birmingham Magistrates Court in Birmingham, England, on Feb. Earlier this month, Isabel-Vaughan-Spruce, who is the. 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. , Feb 3, 2023 / 15:45 pm (CNA). Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF UK) announced in a statement Tuesday that March for Life UK Director Isabel Vaughn-Spruce was arrested. 6. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, the director of March for Life UK, was arrested on Dec. Try five issues of Britain’s newest magazine for £10Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, a British woman who was arrested last year for praying silently outside an abortion clinic in Birmingham, has been formally acquitted of all criminal charges. Faith-based charity ADF UK shared a video of the arrest of Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, aged 45. A Catholic woman was arrested and searched for 'praying silently' near an abortion facility. K. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce was detained under a new protest prohibition statute, or a Public Spaces Protection Order. A PSPO is intended to. 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. 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. Six months later Vaughan-Spruce, a Catholic, received notification that she will not be prosecuted, and in a Sept. NEW: A Birmingham. Protesters found guilty of breaching the "safe access zone", which would extend 150 metres from. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, who is the director of anti-abortion group March for Life UK, said she is 'appalled' her situation took so long to end - and will not be deterred. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, a charity volunteer and Christian, was approached by police officers on Dec. Vaughan-Spruce told the officers she “might be praying silently” and was later arrested. She wasn’t carrying a sign or engaging with anyone. Vaughan-Spruce then demanded a trial to settle the matter – and was acquitted by a Birmingham magistrate’s court on February 16. Last Thursday, she was charged with four counts of violating a Public Space Protection. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, 45, was arrested outside an abortion clinic yesterday Told officers she was engaged in 'silent prayer' outside the BPAS Robert Clinic. Supported by the Christian Legal Centre, Miss Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, 45, who is the leader of the pro-life group, 40 Days for life Birmingham, will pursue a statutory review of the council’s decision to force through a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) in September 2022 following what has been described as an ‘unlawful’ and ‘sham. She carried no rosary beads or signs but was photographed outside the premises by an onlooker and reported to the police. K. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, Co-CEO of March for Life UK. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, a Catholic pro-life volunteer, was arrested by West Midlands Police Monday for standing near the British Pregnancy Advisory Service’s clinic. . 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. 6. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce is once again entangled in a legal dispute for breaching a “buffer zone,” which prohibits demonstrations or protests within a certain radius of abortion-providing clinics. BIRMINGHAM (10 February 2023) – Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, arrested and charged for silent prayer within the censorship zone of a Birmingham abortion facility, has been notified of an upcoming hearing on her case, scheduled for 16 February at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court. 18 and given a ticket indicating she would be fined for her actions. Last Thursday,Anti-abortion campaigner Isabel Vaughan-Spruce talks to us at a prayer vigil she organised outside one abortion provider's clinic, one of a number held during the season of Lent by the group '40. 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. Detenida por rezar en silencio. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, arrested for praying “in my head” near a British abortion clinic, is pursuing a court verdict despite having charges “discontinued” by prosecutors. A pro-life leader who was arrested for praying outside an abortion business has been found not guilty. In September, the city council issued a Public Spaces Protection Order. A charity volunteer who was praying outside an abortion clinic in Birmingham has been arrested and charged with with four counts of failing to comply with a Public Space Protection Order (PSPO). West Midlands Police said: "We arrested a 45-year-old woman on suspicion of breaching a public space protection order (PSPO) yesterday. On Dec. (photo: March. Dec 30, 2022. A British Catholic woman has been arrested and charged for praying silently near an abortion facility in Birmingham. . Vaughan-Spruce was carrying no sign and remained completely silent until approached by officers. The introduction of “censorship zones” by Birmingham authorities criminalizes individuals perceived to be. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, a British woman who was arrested last year for praying silently outside an abortion clinic in Birmingham, has been formally acquitted of all criminal charges. . "Isabel is right to request proper clarity as. A Catholic priest says "silent prayer" is being criminalised after charges claiming he intimidated service users near an. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce was arrested earlier this month after police came into possession of photos of the pro-life volunteer worker standing still and silent outside the BPAS Robert Clinic located in Kings Norton, Birmingham. Health minister Maria Caulfield tweeted a video showing anti-abortion activist Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, 45, being detained by police outside the Robert Clinic in Kings. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce was standing outside the BPAS Robert Clinic in Birmingham when police approached her and asked her what she was doing. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce was standing near the British Pregnancy and Advisory Service (BPAS) Robert Clinic in Kings Norton, Birmingham. Fue arrestada y acusada de cuatro cargos después de que le dijo a la policía que. Despite being found innocent in the previous case, Isabel is facing charges yet again. That law, first implemented in October in five. Officers received complaints from an onlooker on December 6 2022 who suspected she was praying, although she was not making any visible form of protest. Fred Skulthorp. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. 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. Video footage of her arrest was published on social media. ”. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce is once again entangled in a legal dispute for breaching a “buffer zone,” which prohibits demonstrations or protests within a certain radius of abortion-providing clinics. ”. By. Vaughan-Spruce went on to say that it was just three weeks ago that she was cleared of all criminal charges made against her, adding, “And yet again, I have been arrested and treated as a criminal for having the exact. 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. 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. K. 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. She has been the center of much conversation after she was arrested twice for silently praying outside of an abortion clinic. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce was arrested in November 2022 for silently praying near an abortion clinic in Birmingham, England—which authorities called a “thought crime. Episode (2) :: More on 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 Vaughan-Spruce was arrested in Birmingham, UK, on Dec. 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. Facebook gives people the power. 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. PA Images / Alamy. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, Executive Director of 40 Days for Life Birmingham, filed the lawsuit against the city’s Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO), which prohibits the group from any sign of pro-life activity outside the Robert’s Clinic abortion facility — including simply saying the word “baby” or “mum. 6 and charged on Dec. Isabel was not protesting. 6 and charged on Dec. Since then, multiple pro-lifers have been arrested for praying silently, including Isabel Vaughn-Spruce,. 6 and charged on Dec. British constabularies are remarkably choosy about which crimes they deign to. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce was charged with “protesting and engaging in. After Isabel Vaughan-Spruce’s arrest on March 6, video of her conversation with the arresting police officer went viral. Tweet. Vaughan-Spruce told the officers she “might be praying silently” and was later arrested. . Police approached Isabel Vaughan-Spruce standing near the BPAS Robert Clinic in Kings Norton, Birmingham. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, a British woman who was arrested last year for praying silently outside an abortion clinic in Birmingham, has been formally acquitted of. Vaughan-Spruce was carrying no sign and remained completely silent until. Birmingham City Council has recently brought in a PSPO (Public Space Protection Order) around the Robert Abortion Centre in Kings Norton, Birmingham. “Nobody should ever be subject to harassment,” said Vaughan-Spruce, director of U. She is also the director of March for Life UK. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce is a committed Christian, and for years she has made it a habit to pray for the protection of innocent human life in the womb as she walked past, or stood outside, abortion facilities. She claims she’s done this for a long time and “dozens of women have accepted her offers of help and go on to continue their pregnancies rather than terminate them as-planned. A video showing police questioning and then arresting a UK-based pro-life activist, Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, who was silently praying outside an abortion clinic, is doing rounds on social media. Police then arrested her and charged her with four counts related to the violation of an “exclusion zone” around the facility. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce and Father Sean Gough had been arrested in separate incidents. The video of Ms Vaughan-Spruce’s arrest went viral, after she. Meet the charity worker arrested twice and charged on four counts for silent prayer “thought crime” near an abortion facility. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce and Father Sean Gough acquitted of all charges for praying in an abortion facility censorship zone ; Parliament debates introducing censorship zones across the country, which could see more trials related to prayer “thoughtcrime” The praying individual in the footage was Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, the volunteer who has already been vindicated twice for having committed no crime by silently praying inside a “buffer zone”. Charity volunteer Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, 45, was standing near the BPAS Robert Clinic in Kings Norton when police questioned, searched and arrested her. December 20, 2022. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce Pro-life charity worker MPs prepare to debate buffer zone law. Thoughtcrime Britain. 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 / ADF UK Denver, Colo. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce was arrested in Birmingham, UK, on Dec. Her arrest comes as MPs prepare to debate the possible roll out of a nationwide (England and Wales) buffer zone policy. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, who police took into custody for violating a Public Space. “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. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce (center-left) and Father Sean Gough (center-right) celebrate their legal win outside the Birmingham Magistrates Court in Birmingham, England, on Feb. “It can’t be right that I was arrested and made a criminal, only for praying in my head on a public street,” Vaughan-Spruce said in a Feb. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce was arrested on Dec. Pro-life campaigner Isabel Vaughan-Spruce has been issued with a fine by police officers in Birmingham after they approached her for silently praying outside an abortion clinic. 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. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce has been charged with “protesting and engaging in an act that is intimidating to service users ” on account of her SILENT PRAYER in abortion facility “buffer zone” – while the abortion facility was closed The woman who was arrested, Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, is the director of the U. Last Thursday, Vaughn-Spruce was charged with four counts of. Vaughan-Spruce was carrying no sign and remained completely. ADF U. The long-time pro-lifer has since had her. She wasn’t even praying out loud. BIRMINGHAM (3 February 2023) – The charitable volunteer who was criminally charged for praying near a closed abortion facility will continue to await justice as she states her intention to pursue full dismissal of her charges in court. 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. On December 20th, Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, was standing in silent prayer near a BPAS abortion clinic in Kings Norton, Birmingham. A vieo of the event went viral and was reported in news outlets around the world. Police have agreed to relax bail conditions preventing a Catholic woman from praying in public following her second arrest outside an abortion facility. K. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce was arrested outside clinic in Kings Norton, Birmingham; She was previously found not guilty following same act in December last year. She was first arrested last December, and. 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. This is the moment a Catholic woman who said she was silently praying outside a city. Vaughan-Spruce was previously arrested Dec. 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. Vaughan-Spruce’s charity work and pro-life advocacy will continue, according to ADF UK, but could. Police approached Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, who was standing near an abortion clinic in Birmingham, England. Vaughan-Spruce told the officers she “might be praying silently” and was later arrested. Since the passage of the Communications Act in 2003, it has become the norm to see reports of people being jailed. All she did was stand quietly on a sidewalk and pray. Vaughan-Spruce is the Director of the UK March for Life and has volunteered for many years in support of women in crisis. A policeman approached her. The video shows an officer asking Vaughan-Spruce if she was praying, to. This is the third time Miss Vaughan-Spruce, Director of March for Life UK, has had difficulties with West Midlands Police. An innocent British woman, Isabel Vaughan Spruce, was arrested for praying outside of an abortion clinic. "¿Estás rezando?", pregunta el policía. A charity volunteer who was praying outside an abortion clinic in Birmingham has been arrested and charged with with four counts of failing to comply with a Public Space Protection Order (PSPO). A charity volunteer has been arrested 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 (23 December 2022) – “This is not the Britain I know” – Twitter has erupted over video footage of the arrest of charity volunteer, Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, for silently praying near an abortion facility in Birmingham. Sean Gough, aged 33 from Wolverhampton, and volunteer Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, 45, from Malvern, were accused of breaching a public space protection order but the CPS dropped the chargesIsabel Vaughan-Spruce was arrested for “silently praying” in a buffer zone surrounding clinic. March for Life. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce was arrested on Dec. Last Thursday, she was charged with four counts of violating a Public Space Protection. The director of the UK March for Life, Isabel Vaughan-Spruce has once again been arrested for silently praying. ( 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. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce and Fr Sean Gough with members of March for Life UK after the charges against them were dropped. ADF UK supports legal defense of Vaughan-Spruce and others facing prosecution for silent prayer Share Tweet Share 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. Pro-life activist Isabel Vaughn-Spruce was threatened with a fine for praying outside an abortion facility near Birmingham, UK, earlier this month. " "No, but you were still engaging in prayer. Vaughan-Spruce was previously arrested Dec. Vaughan. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce is on Facebook. Vaughan-Spruce was carrying no sign and remained completely. 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-. 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. This is simply not true. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, the woman twice arrested for silent prayer outside U. Join Facebook to connect with Isabel Vaughan and others you may know. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, the director of March for Life UK, was arrested on Dec. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, the woman twice arrested for silent prayer outside U. 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. “On one level, it has been quite stressful in as. She was doing, saying and displaying absolutely nothing, apparently lost in thought. She was completely silent, until approached by officers who had received complaints that she may be praying silently in her mind. Footage of Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, 45, director of anti-abortion group March for Life UK, being arrested for a second time outside the BPAS Robert Clinic in Kings Norton, Birmingham, has emerged online. Charges have been dropped against a British woman who was arrested in December for silently praying outside an abortion clinic in England, but she has nevertheless decided to pursue a verdict in court to clear her name, her attorneys announced Friday. 22/12/22 10:54 AM. The story broke two weeks ago, and it has been picked up by several prominent conservative American media outlets. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce's arrest comes only weeks after the court cleared her of criminal charges for breaking a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) which enforces a censorship zone around the. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce. See police confronting Isabel Vaughan-Spruce. Authorities in the U. The area surrounding the facility. Menu. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce is accused of “protesting and engaging in.