Ep. 25: Buffer Zones and the International Abortion Lobby

In this eye-opening episode of Exposed: Abortion in America, host Eva Cooley interviews Lois Miller, a senior legal communications officer with Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) International, and Dr. Calum Miller, a UK medical doctor and pro-life scholar, in separate segments. This husband-and-wife duo offers a compelling perspective on the pro-life movement in the UK and beyond, exposing the abortion lobby’s tactics and the erosion of free speech.Lois shares her journey to the pro-life cause, sparked by her legal research on surrogacy and her husband Calum’s advocacy. She details shocking UK cases, like Adam Smith-Connor, an army veteran convicted for silently praying near an abortion facility, and Dr. Livia Tossici-Bolt, prosecuted for offering peaceful conversations in a buffer zone. Lois explains how UK buffer zone laws, which ban “influencing” near abortion clinics, stifle free speech and limit support for women in crisis pregnancies. Despite the UK’s liberal abortion laws—allowing abortions up to 24 weeks and until birth for disabilities—she sees hope in public opinion, with 70% of women favoring lower limits, and urges global pro-life solidarity.Dr. Calum Miller, who became pro-life in medical school despite the UK’s 95% pro-choice majority, grounds his stance in human equality and scientific evidence that life begins at conception. He faces academic discrimination but persists in publishing and advocating globally. Calum notes that 120 countries maintain pro-life laws, contrasting the US and UK’s extreme policies with global norms. He warns of enforcement challenges, especially with chemical abortions, and highlights the UK’s abortion lobby, led by groups like British Pregnancy Advisory Service and Marie Stopes, which prioritize profit over patient choice. Encouragingly, he sees a pro-life resurgence among UK youth and calls for international collaboration to protect life worldwide, urging the US to strengthen policies against abortion pills and clarify medical exceptions.Together, Lois and Calum inspire listeners to stand firm, support global pro-life efforts, and reclaim the narrative of choice to protect women and babies from the abortion industry’s influence.