Authorities have filed criminal charges against Adam Smith-Connor, who was fined in 2022 for praying silently within an abortion facility “buffer zone.”
The legal group supporting him, Alliance Defending Freedom UK, said Aug. 4 that Smith-Connor is expected in the Bournemouth Magistrates’ Court on Aug. 9, wher.
Adam Smith-Connor was fined for "praying for [his] son, who is deceased" near an abortion facility in Bournemouth, England. / ADF UKDenver, Colo., Jan 22, 2023 / 05:00 am (CNA).Amid continuing controversy over strict limits on behavior outside abortion clinics in some English cities, a man faces a fine for praying silently outside one clinic in memory of his dead son."I would never have imagined being in a position to risk a criminal record for praying silently," Adam Smith-Connor said, according to the legal group supporting him, Alliance Defending Freedom UK.Smith-Connor had approached a British Pregnancy Advisory Service abortion facility in Bournemouth, in the southwest English county of Dorset. He intended to pray for his unborn son, who had died in an abortion he helped procure at a similar facility more than two decades ago.Smith-Connor stood silently with his back to the clinic to respect the privacy of staff and visitors, according to Alliance Defending Fre
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A pro-life group in yet another jurisdiction is fighting back against a local “buffer zone” ordinance that prohibits prayer and gathering anywhere near abortion facilities.