Thursday, 26 June 2014

U.S. top court strikes down Massachusetts abortion buffer law

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a Massachusetts law that mandates a protective buffer zone around abortion clinics to allow patients unimpeded access. On a 9-0 vote, the court said the 2007 law violated the freedom of speech rights of anti-abortion protesters under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution by preventing them from standing on the sidewalk and speaking to people entering the clinics. (Reporting by Lawrence Hurley; Editing by Howard Goller) via Health News Headlines - Yahoo News Read More Here..


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