Kathy Clubb is a homeschooling Melbourne mother of thirteen and one of Australia’s most prominent pro-life activists. Together with a colleague who was praying silently, she approached in 2016 a couple breaching for four seconds an exclusion zone around an abortion mill in order to test the law. Both pro-lifers carried no signs or banners. For this, Kathy was fined 5000 Australian dollars. On February 19, she lost an appeal at the Victoria's Supreme Court. Gloria.tv spoke with her.
How long have you been going through this?
Kathy Clubb: This Supreme Court appeal was the final stage of a 3 1/2 year legal challenge which began in 2016.
How did it start?
KC: The first stage was a Magistrate's Court hearing at which I was convicted and given a good behaviour bond.
Why did you not stop there?
KC: Our goal was to go to the High Court of Australia to challenge the validity of the exclusion-zone laws, based on their infringement on our freedom of political communication. There is no right to …More