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June 26, 2014

U.S. Supreme Court strikes down 'buffer zones' at abortion clinics

A pro-life demonstrator holds her child as activists gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington June 26 to celebrate the court decision striking down a Massachusetts law that mandated a buffer zone to keep pro-life demonstrators away from aborti on clinics.

WASHINGTON - In a June 26 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that 35-foot buffer zones around abortion clinics — meant to keep demonstrators away — violates First Amendment rights.

Published in International