Isabel Vaughan-Spruce charged for praying outside abortion clinic

Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, co-director of March for Life UK, pleaded not guilty to five new charges at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court last week. The charges follow her previous arrests for silent prayer outside an abortion clinic in Birmingham, England.

Vaughan-Spruce told Crux Now that pro-life activists face harsher policing than other groups, describing a two-tier system. She alleged that police have failed to act on recorded physical assaults against volunteers, even when witnesses and vehicle license plates were identified.

Vaughan-Spruce previously received a £13,000 settlement for wrongful arrest and false imprisonment related to prior arrests for praying outside the clinic. Her court case is scheduled for January.