The criminal conviction of Adam Smith-Connor, the Englishman found guilty of silent prayer on the public street near an abortion facility, marks a watershed moment for fundamental freedoms in the United Kingdom. With the criminalization of Smith-Connor’s innermost thoughts, the country has unceremoniously ushered in a new era of “thought-crime” prosecution under the guise of protecting access to abortion.
And on October 31, England and Wales are set to roll out “buffer zones” similar to that under which Smith-Connor was prosecuted for all abortion facilities, prompting well-founded fears that countless other prayers and thoughts soon could be the subject of criminal sanction.
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