In Britain, You Can Be Arrested for Silently Praying Outside an Abortion Clinic

Source: Reason
Published: Feb 11, 2023
Author: Emma Camp
Post Date: 2023-02-11 00:45:08 by Charles_Byrd
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In Britain, you can be arrested for a thought crime. No, really.

In the past few months, several people have been arrested for praying silently outside British abortion clinics. Why? They violated a protection order which effectively creates a strict censorship zone around the facility. While the protection orders were intended to curb aggressive protests or heckling of women seeking services, they stifle a much broader category of speech—and thought.

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