AUSTIN, July 6 (LSN) – In a ruling that came a day before Independence Day, the Texas Supreme Court eliminated so called buffer zones around five abortuaries, and relaxed restrictions on free speech around another four abortion mills. At the behest of Planned Parenthood, the courts formerly laid severe restrictions on pro-life activism, banning all pro-life activity within 100 feet of abortuaries. The Supreme Court Justices wrote on Friday, “We conclude that portions of the injunction infringe upon (protesters’) freedom of expression This is a free speech case, not an abortion picketing one.” Abortuaries that retain buffer zones must permit two pro-life counsellors within the zone.
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