Woman arrested for praying outside abortion clinic vows to fight 'deeply disturbing' charges

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A Catholic pro-life activist who was arrested for praying outside an abortion clinic in Northern Ireland is vowing to continue protesting, no matter the cost.

"I cannot go against my conscience and do nothing whilst innocent babies are aborted in this country," Claire Brennan said.

Brennan and her colleague David were arrested outside the Causeway hospital in Coleraine, Northern Ireland, in October 2023. Brennan was praying and had brought a sign which called for others to pray the rosary and pray to end abortion, she said.

Brennan is being charged with holding an anti-abortion protest in a "safe access zone" protected by Northern Ireland's Abortion Services Safe Access Zones Act, passed in 2023. Brennan is also being charged with failing to comply when asked to leave the safe access zone. She has pleaded not guilty and is fighting the charges in court with the help of the Christian Legal Centre.

PRIEST CHARGED AFTER PRAYING OUTSIDE ABORTION CLINIC DECRIES CRIMINALIZATION OF THOUGHT

Brennan told Fox News Digital that she had been holding weekly prayer vigils outside abortion clinics and hospitals for the past 11 years. She and colleagues would hand out leaflets to women outside clinics, offer them money, furniture and even open up their homes if they needed a place to stay, she explained.

Brennan said the previous three abortion clinics they prayed in front of