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Marie Stopes
November 6, 2019

Police drop ‘praying’ charges on Christian

A Christian man who was arrested and prosecuted for peacefully praying outside an abortion clinic in London has had the charges against him dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service. Christian Hacking, 29, from London, who needs a wheelchair after breaking his back in a climbing accident, was arrested by police on 8th August for allegedly... Read More
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October 8, 2019

Lord Alton: UK must stop giving funds to ‘scandal-ridden’ Marie Stopes

Catholic life peer Lord Alton is backing a Parliamentary motion calling on the government to cut funding for abortion provider Marie Stopes International. An Early Day Motion tabled by Conservative MP Fiona Bruce showed that Marie Stopes has received a funding increase of 5,000% in the last 12 years. “The enormous amounts of taxpayer money... Read More
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October 2, 2019

Manchester City Council accused of trying to ‘suppress and silence’ pro-life voice

Pro-lifers have accused Manchester City Council of trying to “suppress and silence” the pro-life voice after the local government authority proposed plans to impose a buffer zone outside an abortion clinic in one of the city’s vibrant suburbs. The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) pointed out that introducing a controversial Public Space... Read More
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August 21, 2019

Leading judges to rule on abortion clinic prayer vigil ban

Court of Appeal judges are set to rule on a challenge against a ban on demonstrations outside a west London abortion clinic. Ealing Council became the first in the country to create a protest-free ‘buffer zone’ outside a Marie Stopes clinic in April 2018 following demonstrations. The council imposed the public spaces protection order (PSPO)... Read More
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May 13, 2019

Huge crowds gather at the March For Life to counter extreme abortion legislation in the UK

Thousands of people from across the UK attended the March For Life UK in London. The March, which took place on Saturday 11th May, finished in Parliament Square where the crowd was addressed by a line-up of keynote speakers including; abortion survivor Melissa Ohden and president of Culture of Life Africa Obianuju Ekeocha. Carla and... Read More
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July 24, 2018

Speak out – before pro-life voice is silenced forever

By Caroline Farrow A few weeks ago, I outlined the situation in Ealing, where prayer and offers of help to pregnant women in crisis has been banned thanks to a draconian Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) outside of the Marie Stopes abortion centre. The PSPO does not only simply cover the area directly outside of... Read More
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July 24, 2018

Caroline Farrow: Speak out – before pro-life voice is silenced forever

A few weeks ago, I outlined the situation in Ealing, where prayer and offers of help to pregnant women in crisis has been banned thanks to a draconian Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) outside of the Marie Stopes abortion centre. The PSPO does not only simply cover the area directly outside of the clinic, but... Read More
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April 24, 2018

Former nanny files suit against buffer zone around UK abortion clinic

A former nanny has announced she will launch a legal challenge to quash the first buffer zone around a UK abortion clinic. The 100-meter exclusion zone around the Marie Stopes clinic in Ealing, London, took effect on 23rd April. It means that anyone who prays openly, hands out pro-life literature or approaches clients of the... Read More
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February 16, 2018

Universe columnist criticises ASA’s banning of ‘perfectly harmless’ Tunnock’s Tea Cakes advert

Respected Universe columnist Caroline Farrow has heavily criticised the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) after it banned a Tunnock’s Tea Cakes advert. The ASA banned the advert, which features a female tennis player holding a Tunnock’s tea cake in place of a tennis ball at the top of her thigh, over the likelihood of it causing... Read More
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February 9, 2018

Lawyer says no buffer zones needed around abortion clinics

A prominent Catholic lawyer has expressed concern that local governments are considering exclusion zones around abortion clinics, with no proof anyone is harassing pregnant women. Neil Addison, director of the Thomas More Legal Centre and author of two legal textbooks on UK harassment law, said Marie Stopes International had failed to prove that pro-life pavement... Read More
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