It happened in England.
By Catholics for Catholics
In central England a Christian woman was arrested for praying on a street in front of an abortion clinic. For praying in silence.
According to The Christian Post, police are investigating the woman for praying silently close to an abortion clinic in West Midlands, months after she received a financial settlement over prior wrongful arrests for the same activity. Police have confirmed that the inquiry is ongoing, despite earlier legal rulings that her conduct did not breach any law.
Isabel Vaughan-Spruce West is currently under investigations by the Midlands Police. The Department confirmed that there is an active investigation into her for engaging in silent prayer on a public street close to an abortion facility in Birmingham, ADF International reported.
The legal advocacy groups aid officers have been to the location where she prays on regular occasions. They approached her to ask if she was praying. The Post reported that this is the third time police have gone to her silent prayer.
🚨NEW: Another week, another police officer trying to censor SILENT PRAYER
— ADF International (@ADFIntl) March 20, 2025
Despite being TWICE vindicated after being wrongly arrested for her thoughts,
Isabel continues to be interrogated by police simply for praying in her mind near an abortion facility 👇 pic.twitter.com/1PllDtc8fS
Vaughan-Spruce West is a charitable volunteer who has helped mothers in predicament pregnancies for two decades. She was arrested for praying within a “buffer zone” created by a Public Spaces Protection Order that are neither of approval or disapproval” of abortion. The incident happened when the abortion center was closed.
Since prosecutors showed no evidence to proceed, Vaughan-Spruce was acquitted.
Weeks after the acquittal, Vaughan-Spruce was arrested again at the same place, also for silently praying. That investigation lasted several months. In August 2024, she successfully challenged the two arrests and received a settlement of £13,000 (roughly $17,500) from West Midlands Police.
Notwithstanding that aftermath, Vaughan-Spruce has continued to pray near the facility on a weekly basis. She has said her actions have kept the same for 20 years, consisting of standing silently and praying. Police have been posting two officers to monitor her as she prays.
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