JD Vance Attacks Britain Over Abortion Buffer Zones, Turning a Silent Prayer Case Into a Global Free-Speech Battle

Vice President JD Vance has launched a sharp attack on the United Kingdom’s approach to abortion-clinic buffer zones, citing the case of Adam Smith-Connor, a 51-year-old physiotherapist and Army veteran who was convicted after silently praying near an abortion clinic in Bournemouth. Vance raised the case during his February 2025 Munich Security Conference speech, describing...