<div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"> A court in the United Kingdom ignored a State Department message, convicting a 64-year-old woman for peacefully protesting an abortion mill. The woman’s crime? Silently holding a sign offering to speak with women entering the clinic.&nbsp; Livia Tossici-Bolt was convicted on Friday and told to pay $26,028 (20,000 pounds) in fines, according to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/woman-found-guilty-uk-abortion-free-speech-case-monitored-by-us-2025-04-04/">Reuters</a>. Tossici-Bolt was hauled before a court for holding a sign that said: “Here to talk, if you want.”&nbsp; <a href="https://mrcfreespeechamerica.org/blogs/free-speech/tom-olohan/2025/04/04/authoritarian-uk-cracks-down-free-speech-despite-american">[Story Continues on MRC Free Speech America]&nbsp;</a> </div>

A court in the United Kingdom ignored a State Department message, convicting a 64-year-old woman for pea{ai:summary}A UK court convicted Livia Tossici-Bolt, 64, for peacefully protesting outside an abortion clinic by holding a sign offering to talk to women. She was fined $26,028 for her actions, despite a message from the State Department regarding her case. #society

Authoritarian UK Cracks Down on Free Speech Despite American Warning

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