A Christian anti-abortion campaigner launched a High Court human rights action today over her conviction for sending pictures of aborted foetuses to chemists.
Veronica Connolly, who is disabled and uses a wheelchair, was prosecuted under the 1988 Malicious Communications Act after sending the photographs to pharmacies in Solihull, Birmingham, that sold the "morning-after" pill.
The 51-year-old Roman Catholic grandmother from Sheldon, Birmingham, is asking two senior judges to rule that her right to freedom of speech has been breached.
Solihull magistrates convicted her in October 2005 on three charges of sending "indecent or grossly offensive" pictures for the purpose of causing distress or anxiety. Read more
Tuesday, 23 January 2007
Abortion pictures woman seeks human rights ruling
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