This is the erroneous claim made by ‘Politics Aired‘ (and several others), over the arrest of a woman in Birmingham. It is also falsely claimed that she was arrested for praying. Unfortunately, people are quick to regurgitate inflammatory soundbites, without ever stopping to consider what the facts actually are.
As per this article from the Birmingham Mail, Isabel Vaughan-Spruce was arrested for failing to comply with a Public Space Protection Order. In fact, she was arrested on four counts of failing to comply with this order. She was aware of the order against her, that forbade her from being in the vicinity of a local abortion clinic. Clearly, Ms Vaughan-Spruce decided that her need to be present at the clinic, despite the legal order against her, was her God-given right, despite her prominent place in an anti-abortion organisation. If she wished only to pray or think, she could have done that from anywhere, yet chose to breach the Protection Order. Why do people think that is?
Like I said, she could have ‘thought’ or prayed anywhere. She was under no obligation to go to the abortion clinic. There are a number of pertinent comments from a Mumsnet thread about this, and I would urge Politics Aired to read and consider them.
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Oh yes. ‘They’ are everywhere claiming their ‘rights’ are being infringed, whichever part of the spectrum you go to they will be there talking about ‘their rights’. Their rights alone, not anyone else’s. Not a moment caring about what they may inflict on others.
Speaking as a Christian who is shall we say uncomfortable with Abortion (On the grounds that women have another burden to bear in the birth control- whereas many men just walk off and shrug), this woman is again demonstrating hypocrisy and insensitivity.
The majority of women entering Abortion Clinics are not just going there with a ‘gotta have a tooth pulled’ mindset. They are going because they have little choice in the matter and are going to carry their own sad and painful recollection. They do not need someone ‘play acting’
AAANNND while we are at it and discussing a ‘Christian’ feeling on the subject. Let us consider the person with the final words on the topic of prayer.
Jesus Christ:
Matthew 6:5
“When you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men … but when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your father who is unseen.”
So, Isabel Vaughan-Spruce are you going to argue with Our Saviour?
You make a series of very good points. It has long been a source of hypocrisy from the fanatics. They have a very selfish mindset, about so many things. I keep reading so many things, from so many places, and I increasingly find myself biting my tongue. It seems we will never break the fanatics of their mindsets. They will always believe they have an absolute right to interfere in everyone else’s lives.
Very true.
These kinds of menace to Society no matter what side of the political divide are so locked into Denial and Blindfold it would take something of Orwell’s Room 101 out of Nineteen Eighty Four.
Some choice for Society uh? ♀️♂️