7 Mar 2023. First came the arrest of Isabel Vaughan-Spruce. “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. Vaughan-Spruce responded, "Silent prayer. On December 15, she was charged with failing to comply with an ordinance that set up a "buffer zone" in an area comprising of several streets around. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce was arrested in November 2022 for silently praying near an abortion clinic in Birmingham, England—which authorities called a “thought. Though Vaughan-Spruce. 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. ”. Charity volunteer Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, 45, was standing quietly on a pavement in Birmingham when she was approached, questioned and subsequently arrested by police. Vaughan-Spruce was searched by police officers, detained and taken to a police station, locked in a cell and later charged. 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. 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. Join Facebook to connect with Isabel Vaughan-Spruce and others you may know. The video shows an officer asking Vaughan-Spruce if she was praying, to. She was standing in a censorship zone that restricted signs or speech that could. The area surrounding the facility. Video footage of the arrest was captured by AllThingsProLife and circulated. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce was arrested on December 6 th, 2022, while silently praying in front of a British Pregnancy Advisory Service location offering abortions. Vaughan-Spruce originally was arrested on 6 December. Police in the British city of Birmingham have way too much time on their hands. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, a 45-year-old charity volunteer, was arrested and charged on four counts after she told police she “might” be. ADF UK announced in a statement Tuesday that March for Life UK Director. 6 outside of BPAS Robert Clinic in Birmingham, England. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce. DEFROCKED CATHOLIC PRIEST FRANK PAVONE SPEAKS OUT: ‘KNOWN’ FOR DECADES THAT SOME BISHOPS ‘HATE. 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. “Thoughtcrime is now a reality”, said SPUC, which condemned the arrest and charging of the pro-lifer. The buffer zone criminalises prayer, offering women information or assistance, and any "expression of approval or. The court agreed to relax the bail conditions for the release of Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, the UK woman who has now been arrested twice in the span of five months for silently praying while too close. 6. "<style> body { -ms-overflow-style: scrollbar; overflow-y: scroll; overscroll-behavior-y: none; } . 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”. Officers arrested Isabel Vaughan-Spruce for the first time on Dec. Vaughan-Spruce is the director of March for Life UK and helps support women in crisis pregnancies. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, who police took into custody for violating a Public Space. from Alliance Defending Freedom: “You’ve said you’re engaging in prayer, which is the offense. Isabel Vaughan Spruce was arrested for praying outside an abortion clinic in the UK. A pro-life leader who was arrested for praying outside an abortion business has been found not guilty. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, a 45-year-old charity volunteer, was arrested and charged on four counts after she told police she “might” be silently praying near the. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce was arrested for silently praying. 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. 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. Como si de una película de ciencia ficción se tratara, Isabel Vaughan-Spruce sufrió, el pasado diciembre, un arresto por “un pensamiento”. She said she was arrested while she was praying silently. Isabel was not protesting. Officer investigates prayer thoughtcrime, Birmingham. 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. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, 45, who runs 40 Days for life Birmingham, is upset her group is not allowed to protest near Robert Clinic in Kings Norton. She was bailed to appear at. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce and Fr Sean Gough with members of March for Life UK after the charges against them were dropped. Summary. Vaughan-Spruce was searched, interrogated, arrested and charged for breaking a Public Space Protection Order. Since the passage of the Communications Act in 2003, it has become the norm to see reports of people being jailed. In Kings Norton, Birmingham, Vaughn-Spruce, a charity volunteer, was praying silently near an abortion facility. The clinic is subject to a Public Space Protection Order. 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. 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. 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. However, the court office told us that. A woman has been arrested again in the U. Six months later Vaughan-Spruce, a Catholic, received notification that she will not be prosecuted, and in a Sept. 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. By Rebecca Guzel December 23, 2022 at 9:29am. Vaughan-Spruce told the officers she “might be praying silently” and was later arrested. Vaughan-Spruce was carrying no sign and remained completely. The buffer zone criminalises prayer, offering women information or assistance, and any "expression of approval or. Isabel Vaughn-Spruce, the director of March for Life UK, was arrested outside the BPAS Robert Clinic in Kings Norton, Birmingham, on Dec. 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. Father Sean Gough and Ms Vaughan-Spruce were both accused of “protesting and engaging in an act that is intimidating to service users” outside abortion clinics. The charity volunteer, who has been providing support to vulnerable women. An innocent British woman, Isabel Vaughan Spruce, was arrested for praying outside of an abortion clinic. Vaughan-Spruce is the leader of the pro-life group 40 Days for life Birmingham, an international organization dedicated to. BIRMINGHAM (20 December 2022) – 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. 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. She told them that she was praying silently in her mind. 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. Vaughan-Spruce. A pro-life activist and a Catholic priest were cleared after both were arrested while silently praying outside an abortion clinic in England, their cases dropped on Thursday. Vaughan-Spruce was carrying no sign and remained completely silent until approached by officers. 6 and charged on Dec. abortion clinics, has received a police apology and confirmation that she will not. 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. And yet, again, I have been arrested and. A charity worker arrested last month for silent prayer outside an abortion facility has vowed to pursue a full dismissal of her charges in court after the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) dropped the charges. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, despite telling officers that she was not protesting, was told by police that she would be issued with a fixed penalty notice. 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. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, a 45-year-old woman, was arrested as she silently prayed outside the office of a closed abortion seller in Birmingham England in early December. Concerning her new case, Elyssa Koren, legal communications director for ADF International said in a statement: “It is outrageous that Isabel was arrested for the same act — peaceful and entirely silent. 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). The day before MPs vote on whether to introduce nationwide censorship zones, a woman has been arrested for praying silently outside a closed abortion clinic just three weeks after she was acquitted on similar charges. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce was arrested on Dec. K. On October 18, West Midlands Police officers in Birmingham, England, approached Isabel Vaughan-Spruce in the legally established “buffer zone” of an abortion clinic. A woman has been arrested for a second time for the “offence” of silently praying in her head within an abortion facility censorship zone or “buffer zone”. She says "thinking" was. She was doing, saying and displaying absolutely nothing, apparently lost in thought. She was first. 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 arrested, the clinic was closed. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce Co-Director of March for Life UK was criminally charged for praying SILENTLY in her head near a Birmingham abortion facility . Authorities in the U. A catholic woman who was arrested for silently praying outside an abortion clinic in Birmingham has been acquitted. They have arrested a 45 year-old woman for ‘anti-social behaviour’; which con. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, pictured in an undated photo, was arrested in March 2023 for praying silently outside an abortion facility in Birmingham, England. 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”. This is the third time Miss Vaughan-Spruce, Director of March for Life UK, has had difficulties with West Midlands Police. 6 and charged on Dec. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce was due to appear today, 2nd February 2023. The long-time pro-lifer has since had her. Yesterday’s vote effectively expands the Public Spaces Protection Order across the entirety of England and Wales. MPs vote TOMORROW on banning silent prayer near all abortion facilities in& "You've said you're engaging in prayer, which is the offense. She was simply standing near an abortion clinic in the United Kingdom – peacefully praying in her mind. Vaughan-Spruce was carrying no sign and remained completely. The charitable volunteer was arrested for praying in a “buffer zone” surrounding. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce was arrested near the BPAS Robert Clinic in Kings Norton, Birmingham, in December. Last Thursday, Vaughn-Spruce was charged with four counts of. By Charlotte Evans. 7 February 2023. Charges against Father Sean Gough and charity volunteer Isabel Vaughan-Spruce for failure to comply with Public Spaces Protection Orders have been dropped. 15 with four counts of failing to comply with a Public Space Protection Order (PSPO). Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, the director of March for Life UK, was arrested on Dec. Charity volunteer Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, 45, was standing near the BPAS Robert Clinic in Kings Norton when police questioned, searched and arrested her. Vaughan-Spruce, who has. In Kings Norton, Birmingham, Vaughn-Spruce, a charity volunteer, was praying silently. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, who police took into custody for violating a Public Space Protection Order in a viral video, has decided to pursue a verdict so that she can clear her own name and protect. She carried no rosary beads or signs but was photographed outside the premises by an onlooker and reported to the police. La mujer que fue arrestada, Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, es la directora de la Marcha por la Vida del Reino. Video footage of her arrest shows an officer asking her if she was. West Midlands police in the UK have issued an apology to Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, a dedicated activist and director of March for Life UK. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, 45, who runs 40 Days for life Birmingham, is upset her group is not allowed to protest near Robert Clinic in Kings Norton. She is due to appear. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce | ADF International. 6. She is alleged to have violated a local law establishing a so-called “buffer zone” banning prayer. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, the director of March for Life UK, was arrested on Dec. Police told Isabel Vaughan-Spruce that she would be taken into custody for violating a Public Space Protection Order. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce was arrested in Birmingham, UK, on Dec. Director of the March For Life UK, Isabel Vaughn-Spruce, was standing near the British Pregnancy Advisory Service clinic in Kings Norton, Birmingham, with no signs or outward expression of. NEW: A Birmingham. Isabel Vaughan. However, Isabel Vaughan-Spruce says the charges still could be revived, leaving her in an ambitious legal situation. To watch the recap video of the 2023 Summit: The Pro-Life Generation is UNSTOPPABLE, click HERE. Ms Vaughan. 6 and subsequently charged on Dec. She has been the center of much conversation after she was arrested twice for silently praying outside of an abortion clinic. , Feb 3, 2023 / 15:45 pm (CNA). 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. Vaughan-Spruce told the officers she “might be praying silently” and was later arrested. A Catholic priest says "silent prayer" is being criminalised after charges claiming he intimidated service users near an. Tue Dec 20 2022 by Marcus Jones. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce was praying silently on a public sidewalk near a Birmingham, U. The Crown Prosecution Servicein the United Kingdom has dropped charges against a pro-life activist arrested for praying silently outside an abortion clinic but has left the door open to additional prosecution for the same offense in the future. K. 6, 2022, in Birmingham, England, outside an abortion facility that was closed at the time. “It can’t be right that I was arrested and made. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce was arrested in November 2022 for silently praying near an abortion clinic in Birmingham, England—which authorities called a “thought crime. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce (45), a charity volunteer from Geraldine Road, Malvern, was arrested and charged with four counts after a passerby reported to the police that they suspected she was praying silently near the British Pregnancy and Advisory Service (BPAS) Robert Clinic in Kings Norton, Birmingham. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce was arrested in Birmingham, UK, on Dec. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce and Father Sean Gough have been found “not guilty” after being tried at a Birmingham Magistrates’ Court for the “crime” of praying silently outside an abortion facility. . Misinformation about why Isabel Vaughan Spruce, 45, was arrested spread around social media after Mary Margaret Olohan, a senior reporter for the US publication. ADF U. She was first arrested last December, and. In September, Birmingham authorities established a buffer zone around abortion clinics, so any act or. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce has every right in our shared and lengthy tradition of English law to pray and think against abortion anywhere, and indeed to speak and provide information in any public space, as long. Vaughan-Spruce’s charity work and pro-life advocacy will continue, according to ADF UK, but could. Don’t let the truth get in the way of a good story “A West Midlands Police spokesperson said: "Isabel Vaughan-Spruce,was arrested on December 6 and subsequently charged on December 15 with four counts of failing to comply with a Public Space Protection Order”Police in Birmingham, England, arrested a woman for praying silently “in her head” near an abortion clinic, spurring widespread free speech concerns and an online petition to drop the charges against her. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, Co-CEO of March for Life UK. Vaughan-Spruce said she will pursue a verdict in court to clarify. . Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, Co-Director March for Life UK, and Fr Sean Gough were found not guilty today at Birmingham Magistrates Court. Since a video of her arrest went. The law firm ADF UK announced in a statement Thursday that the Birmingham Magistrates. 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, the woman twice arrested for silent prayer outside U. Police were responding to a complaint from a member of the public who believed that Vaughan-Spruce was praying. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce is on Facebook. 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. 7 Mar 2023 News. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce | ADF International. Vaughan-Spruce “was standing near the BPAS Robert Clinic in Kings Norton,. Cases were dropped against Father Sean Gough and Isabel Vaughan-Spruce. Isabel Spruce-Vaughn was arrested twice for praying outside abortion clinics. 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. abortion clinics, has received a police apology and confirmation that she will not face charges for violating a local. 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. A UK police force have confirmed that they will not bring charges against pro-lifer Isabel Vaughan-Spruce over her silent prayer outside an abortion center, and issued an apology for the length of. A Catholic woman was arrested and searched for 'praying silently' near an abortion facility. But prosecutor Ekene Pruce said both cases had been judged not to meet. . Last month pro-life activist Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, 45, was arrested and charged with four counts of breaching an exclusion zone outside the abortion clinic at Kings Norton. She has regularly prayed near abortion clinics for 20 years.