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VICTORY: Unconstitutional 'Bubble Zone' around Abortion Centers Repealed In New York County

Thomas More Society : Aug 10, 2023  LifeSiteNews.com

"This is indeed a victory for free speech, and for pro-life advocacy. We stand ready to put the final nail in its coffin with a petition to the US Supreme Court, if need be, so that it can never be reenacted." -Christopher Ferrara, Thomas More Society senior counsel

(White Plains, NY) — [LifeSiteNews.com] Pro-life advocates are declaring a victory in Westchester County, New York, after the County Board of Legislators voted, at their August 7, 2023 meeting, to repeal an unconstitutional 8-foot "floating bubble zone" around persons entering or leaving abortion facilities to "protect" them from the "approaches" of pro-life sidewalk counselors—who seek to converse and offer literature on life-affirming alternatives to abortion. (Image: Unsplash-Tessa Rampersad)

The "bubble zone" was one provision of the law known as Chapter 425 of the Laws of Westchester County, which also establishes a 25-foot "no follow and harass" zone, along with five additional restrictions on pro-life sidewalk counseling. Its repeal follows a lawsuit by Thomas More Society on behalf of the national organization 40 Days for Life, a local vigil group, White Plains 40 Days for Life, and two individual pro-life sidewalk counselors.

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"The bubble zone was unconstitutional the moment the board passed it," said Christopher Ferrara, Thomas More Society senior counsel. He noted that the Dobbs decision, reversing Roe v. Wade last year, expressly criticized Hill v. Colorado—a prior United States Supreme Court decision that upheld a similar bubble zone... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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