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All charges dropped for woman arrested for praying silently
West Midlands Police have decided against prosecuting Isabel Vaughan-Spruce for her silent prayer amidst pending government plans to implement similar censorial “buffer zones” around abortion facilities across the country.
All charges were dropped and police issued an apology for the investigation’s length of time.
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