This 75-year-old Christian was arrested for holding a sign. What’s happening to Scotland?
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Jeremiah Igunnubole2025-08-18T13:27:00
A grandmother has been arrested after offering conversation near an abortion facility in Scotland. Charges have been dropped, but her arrest is a chilling insight into the dangerous results of abortion ‘buffer zone’ legislation, says Jeremiah Igunnubole
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