US EditionUS 'monitoring' Bournemouth campaigner's buffer zone case
- The US State Department expressed concerns about freedom of expression in the United Kingdom regarding Livia Tossici-Bolt's prosecution for offering conversations to abortion patients outside a clinic within a buffer zone.
- Livia Tossici-Bolt stated that she is grateful for US attention to her case, arguing that 'Great Britain is supposed to be a free country, yet I've been dragged through court merely for offering consensual conversation.'
- Concerns were raised that Tossici-Bolt's legal troubles could impact UK-US trade negotiations, with a source claiming, 'There should be no free trade without free speech.'
- UK Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds clarified that Tossici-Bolt's case has not influenced trade discussions, stating, 'It's not been part of the trade negotiations that I've been part of.
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State Dept. says it is monitoring case of UK woman facing charges for holding sign in abortion zone
The U.S. State Department said it is "concerned" about freedom of expression in Britain as a UK woman faces trial over having a sign outside an abortion facility.
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Catholic News AgencyU.S. State Department ‘monitoring’ UK government arrest of pro-life advocate
Livia Tossici-Bolt is awaiting a verdict in her case in which she was charged with violating a “buffer zone” that restricts pro-life speech near abortion clinics. / Credit: Photo courtesy of ADF International Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 1, 2... [...]
The US is right about free speech in Britain
The US government’s threat to scupper any trade deal with the UK unless we commit to widening free speech not only looks like a naked attempt to interfere with our internal affairs – it is one. On Sunday, the US State Department unusually released a statement saying it was ‘monitoring’ the case of Livia Tossici-Bolt, who was
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