Anti-abortion campaigner sentenced for breaching ‘buffer zone’ in case 'monitored' by Donald Trump officials Livia Tossici-Bolt was ordered to pay £20,000 towards court costs and a £26 victim surcharge Evening Standard · Apr 4, 2025
Woman given conditional discharge for breaching abortion clinic ‘buffer zone’ Livia Tossici-Bolt’s case was highlighted by the US government. Evening Standard · Apr 4, 2025
Despite Livia Tossici-Bolt’s conviction, the US is not finished with making abortion a UK culture war issue We should all be worried that the rightwing organisation Alliance Defending Freedom has been increasing its activities in this country, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett The Guardian - UK · Apr 4, 2025
English anti-abortion campaigner at centre of US row convicted of buffer zone breach An anti-abortion campaigner at the centre of a free speech controversy involving the US government has been found guilty of breaching a “buffer… The National (Scotland) · Apr 4, 2025
Woman who held ‘here to talk, if you want’ sign outside abortion clinic guilty of breaching buffer zone Livia Tossici-Bolt, 64, has been convicted of breaching a buffer zone outside a Bournemouth abortion clinic and ordered to pay £20,000, in a case that drew attention from top US officials The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2025
Anti-abortion campaigner championed by the White House found guilty of breaching clinic ‘buffer zone’ Livia Tossici-Bolt, from Bournemouth, was convicted of two charges of breaching a Public Spaces Protection Order Evening Standard · Apr 4, 2025
Woman found guilty of breaching abortion clinic ‘buffer zone’ Livia Tossici-Bolt, from Bournemouth, was convicted of two charges of breaching the Public Spaces Protection Order on two days in March 2023. The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2025
Woman found guilty of breaking ‘buffer zone’ outside abortion clinic An anti-abortion campaigner at the centre of a free speech controversy involving the US government has been found guilty of breaching a “buffer zone” outside a Bournemouth abortion clinic. The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2025
Anti-abortion campaigner convicted of breaching buffer zone outside UK clinic Livia Tossici-Bolt given conditional discharge and ordered to pay £20,000 costs in case that drew US state department concern The Guardian - UK · Apr 4, 2025
Abortion clinic buffer zones: What has the US been saying and what is UK law? The US Department of State and vice president have made comments on UK law in recent weeks. Evening Standard · Apr 4, 2025
US doctors describe three patient deaths that could have been prevented with abortion access in new study Doctors in states with abortion bans say patients were not told of abortion care as option for fear of legal consequences The Guardian - US · Apr 3, 2025
Supreme Court considers whether states may prevent people covered by Medicaid from choosing Planned Parenthood as their health care provider Having the freedom to choose your own health care provider is something many Americans take for granted. But the Supreme Court is weighing whether people who rely on Medicaid for their health insurance have that right, and if they do – is it enforceable by law? The Conversation · Apr 2, 2025
Supreme Court appears divided over whether states can cut off Planned Parenthood funding The Supreme Court appeared divided Wednesday over whether states should be able cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, a case that comes amid a wider push from abortion opponents to defund the nation’s leading abortion provider The Independent UK · Apr 2, 2025
In front of Supreme Court, a reckoning for Planned Parenthood - Roll Call At different intervals, dueling speakers, a woman with a siren horn, a tuba band, a Christian rock band and more vied for attention. Roll Call · Apr 2, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Apr 2, 2025 US anti-abortion group expands campaign in UK Exclusive: Alliance Defending Freedom, which is funding case of activist Livia Tossici-Bolt, is lobbying against buffer zones around clinics
The Guardian - US · Apr 2, 2025 Supreme court weighs South Carolina effort to defund Planned Parenthood Court hears arguments on whether state can block clinics that provide abortions from receiving Medicaid funds
The Independent UK · Apr 2, 2025 Nevada can enforce dormant 1985 law requiring parental notification of abortion, judge rules A federal judge has ruled that Nevada can start enforcing a 40-year-old state law at the end of the month that requires parents be notified before a minor can get an abortion
The National (Scotland) · Apr 1, 2025 Anti-abortion group active in Scotland receives over £1 million in US funding AN ANTI-ABORTION group active in Scotland has received over £1 million in funding from a US organisation ...
Evening Standard · Apr 1, 2025 Who is Livia Tossici-Bolt: The pro-lifer whose protest attracted interest from the state department A US official met the protester who has been accused of breaching a ‘buffer zone’ around a Bournemouth abortion clinic
Roll Call · Apr 1, 2025 DC funding fix runs into abortion concerns in House - Roll Call House Republicans are likely to amend a District of Columbia funding bill to clarify that a legacy anti-abortion rider is still in effect.
The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2025 US should recognise UK is a free country, Badenoch says, amid free speech row The Tory leader said ‘we need to respect what Parliament votes for’.
Evening Standard · Apr 1, 2025 What are UK laws on abortion clinic ‘buffer zones’ and what has US been saying? US vice president JD Vance and now the US State Department have drawn attention to legal cases in the UK.
The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2025 Former top judge condemns ‘unjustifiable interference’ by Trump over UK free speech Lord Sumption, the former head of the UK Supreme Court, has lashed out after it was revealed the US State Department had attacked Britain, citing concerns about ‘freedom of expression’ in the UK
The National (Scotland) · Apr 1, 2025 US state department 'monitoring’ UK woman's buffer zone prosecution A woman who is being prosecuted for the alleged breach of a “buffer zone” outside a UK abortion clinic has said she is “grateful” after the…
Evening Standard · Apr 1, 2025 Pro-life campaigner says she's been 'dragged through the court' as US intervenes in abortion clinic case Livia Tossici-Bolt is awaiting the verdict after being accused of breaching the buffer zone outside a Bournemouth abortion clinic