Pelican Project Pro-Life

[JURIST] A federal appeals court Wednesday upheld a Massachusetts law prohibiting people from protesting directly outside of abortion clinics. The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruled that the law, which creates a 35-foot buffer zone around entrances and exits of reproductive health clinics, was a reasonable response to a significant threat to public safety. The challenge to the statute alleged a First Amendment violation, but the court rejected that claim, affirming the district cour

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First Circuit upholds law requiring ‘buffer zone’ for abortion clinic protesters