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Woman Rushed to Hospital in Massachusetts After Botched Abortion

A woman was rushed to a local hospital in Massachusetts last week after a botched abortion done by an abortion practitioner with a history of substandard medical care. Ref. Source 5

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Supreme Court to Decide if Pro-Life People Have Free Speech at Abortion Clinics

The Supreme Court today is hearing a case regarding a buffer zone outside abortion clinics in the state of Massachusetts. At issue is whether the state has the right to squelch pro-life free speech and prevent pro-life advocates from protesting or offering women information about abortion alternatives.

Today's oral arguments concerns the constitutionality of a Massachusetts law that creates a 35-foot "buffer zone" restricting pro-life advocates from speaking with people entering abortion facilities. Ref. Source 2

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Ambulances Surround Planned Parenthood as Woman Injured During Abortion

Pro-life activists photographed two ambulances responding to a medical emergency at Planned Parenthood in Boston, Massachusetts, on Wednesday, March 13, 2014. A patient was loaded into one of the ambulances and whisked away to a local hospital for emergency care.

During the incident, which was reported by Operation Rescue Boston, additional responders descending upon Planned Parenthood included a third EMT vehicle, a fire truck, and at least two Boston Police cruisers. Ref. Source 6

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The Supreme Court today struck down a Massachusetts law creating no-protest buffer zones on public property surrounding health clinics that perform abortions.

In a free speech dispute that touched on the larger political and social controversy over abortion, the court ruled unanimously. It did not strike down all such laws, but the ruling gives room for the state to go back and craft new, less restrictive protest zones.

Massachusetts officials said the issue was more about public safety and pedestrian access on local sidewalks. Anti-abortion supporters countered that their First Amendment rights were being violated.

The justices' decision could affect a broader range of free speech arenas -- over issues such as war, taxes, corporate bailouts and elections -- where the location of the message is often key to its effectiveness. Ref. CNN

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Massachusetts Gov With Ties to Planned Parenthood Trying to Shut Down Pro-Life Free Speech

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick is urging the passage of a new state law that will restrict abortion protesters, calling the legislation "a pressing need" in the wake of the unanimous Supreme Court decision that struck down that state's "buffer zone" law, which prevented pro-life speech within 35 feet of abortion facilities. Ref. Source 4

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Massachusetts Governor Signs Radical Bill Prohibiting Pro-Life Free Speech

Despite the fact the nation's highest court took the state of Massachusetts to task for passing a law curtailing the free speech rights of pro-life advocates, the Bay State is again trying to suppress them.

In a unanimous decision last month, the Supreme Court struck down a Massachusetts buffer zone law prohibiting pro-life free speech outside abortion clinics. The decision was a huge victory for pro-life sidewalk counselors who provide women with abortion alternatives. Ref. Source 6