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UK woman says she was not at abortion clinic ‘to express views’ after conviction

Livia Tossici-Bolt outside court
Livia Tossici-Bolt at Poole magistrates court. The campaigner was ordered to pay £20,000 along with a £26 victim surcharge fee. Photograph: Jordan Pettitt/PA

A woman who was given a conditional discharge after being convicted of breaching a buffer zone outside an abortion clinic in Bournemouth has claimed she was “not there to express my views”.

Livia Tossici-Bolt, an anti-abortion campaigner whose case has been cited by the US state department over “freedom of expression” concerns in the UK, told the BBC’s Today programme she was “really disappointed” with the conviction “because it’s nothing to do with protesting” and said she would “continue my fight for freedom of speech”.

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