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Charges dropped, for now, against woman arrested for praying silently outside UK abortion clinic

February 3, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

Isabel Vaughan-Spruce / ADF UK

Denver, Colo., Feb 3, 2023 / 15:45 pm (CNA).
Authorities in the U.K. have dropped charges against a woman arrested for silent prayer in a “buffer zone” that bans pro-life advocacy outside an English abortion clini… […]

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Legal scrutiny delays Northern Ireland limits on pro-life outreach at abortion clinics

May 16, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

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Denver Newsroom, May 16, 2022 / 14:39 pm (CNA).
The Attorney General for Northern Ireland, Brenda King, has asked the U.K. Supreme Court to rule whether a ban on “influencing” women or protesting abortion outside a… […]

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Pro-life sidewalk counselor testifies at Ketanji Brown Jackson hearings

March 25, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Eleanor McCullen testifies during the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, March 24, 2022. / Screenshot taken from PBS NewsHour YouTube channel

Washington D.C., Mar 25, 2022 / 09:32 am (CNA).
A pro-life sidewal… […]

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Abortion clinic ‘buffer zone’ bill to become law in Northern Ireland

March 24, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

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Rome Newsroom, Mar 24, 2022 / 13:52 pm (CNA).
An abortion clinic “buffer zone” bill was passed by members the Northern Ireland Assembly on Thursday.The Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) Bill makes it a cri… […]

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Abortion buffer zones: Pro-lifers accuse Northern Ireland human rights commissioner of ‘weasel words’

December 9, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Pro life protesters outsider the Belfast High court, as Northern Ireland abortion laws were being challenged. Belfast, UK. Oct. 3, 2019 / meandering images/Shutterstock

Belfast, Northern Ireland, Dec 9, 2021 / 05:30 am (CNA).
A pro-life group a… […]

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Spanish bill that would criminalize prayer near abortion clinics called a ‘danger to democracy’

November 11, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

A 40 Days for Life prayer vigil outside an abortion clinic in Madrid. / Twitter 40 días por la vida.

Madrid, Spain, Nov 11, 2021 / 16:00 pm (CNA).
An international 40 Days for Life director has said a bill proposed by the ruling Spanish Sociali… […]

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Spain’s lower house advances bill that would criminalize pro-life witness near abortion clinics

September 22, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

A 40 Days for Life prayer vigil outside an abortion clinic in Madrid. / Twitter 40 días por la vida.

Madrid, Spain, Sep 22, 2021 / 17:00 pm (CNA).
The lower house of Spain’s legislature voted Tuesday to take up consideration of a bill proposed b… […]

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Spanish bishop cricitizes bill that would criminalize pro-life witness near abortion clinics

June 9, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

The March for Life in Washington, D.C., Jan. 27, 2017. / Jeff Bruno.

Madrid, Spain, Jun 9, 2021 / 17:00 pm (CNA).
The secretary general of the Spanish bishops’ conference on Saturday questioned on Twitter a bill proposed by the ruling Spanish So… […]

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Spanish bill would criminalize pro-life witness near abortion clinics

May 27, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

People praying at an abortion clinic. / Diocese of Saginaw, CC BY ND 2.0.

Madrid, Spain, May 27, 2021 / 18:01 pm (CNA).
A bill proposed last week by the ruling Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party would criminalize “harassment” of women entering abo… […]

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