A Catholic MP today criticised magistrates for convicting an British Army veteran for praying outside an abortion clinic.
Adam Smith-Connor was found guilty at Bournemouth Magistrates’ Court of violating a so-called buffer zone around an abortion clinic.
Although he was praying silently, the court ruled that he had manifested “disapproval of abortion” by clasping his hands and bowing his head.
Magistrates imposed a conditional discharge of two years and ordered Mr Smith-Connor to pay prosecution costs of £9,000.
