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Vance shines global spotlight on case of British army vet prosecuted for silent prayer

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Adam Smith-Connor, seen in an undated photo, is a British army veteran and a father who was criminally charged for praying silently near an abortion facility in Bournemouth, England, in November 2022. He was convicted of violating a “buffer zone” around an abortion clinic on Oct. 16, 2024. To his surprise, Smith-Connor was caught in the global spotlight when his case was cited by U.S. Vice President JD Vance in a Feb. 14, 2025, speech at a landm…
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Vice President JD Vance shines global spotlight on case of British army vet prosecuted for silent prayer - The Dialog

LIVERPOOL, England — The British army veteran prosecuted for silently praying in front of an abortion clinic was, to his own surprise, caught in the global spotlight when his case was cited by U.S. Vice President JD Vance in a Feb. 14 speech at a landmark security conference in Munich. While the speech sent tectonic waves throughout Europe, Adam Smith-Connor told OSV News he is glad that someone in power has finally stood up in defense of ordina…

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Vance shines global spotlight on case of British army vet prosecuted for silent prayer

Adam Smith-Connor, seen in an undated photo, is a British army veteran and a father who was criminally charged for praying silently near an abortion facility in Bournemouth, England, in November 2022. He was convicted of violating a “buffer zone” around an abortion clinic on Oct. 16, 2024. To his surprise, Smith-Connor was caught in the global spotlight when his case was cited by U.S. Vice President JD Vance in a Feb. 14, 2025, speech at a landm…

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