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Detroit faces lawsuit for criminalizing pro-life advocacy around abortion centers

Thomas More Society is challenging Detroit’s pro-abortion ‘buffer zone’ law on behalf of a sidewalk counselor who has faced retaliation for offering women free ultrasounds and other support.

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Thomas More Society

• Mar 27, 2026Mar 30, 2026

Scotland drops charges against pro-life grandmother arrested for holding sign in ‘buffer zone’

The Trump State Department celebrated Scotland’s decision to drop legal action against 75-year-old Rose Docherty, who said she was ready to ‘go to prison’ for her silent pro-life witness.

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Emily Mangiaracina

• Aug 20, 2025Aug 20, 2025

Federal court rules New York county violated pro-lifers’ free speech rights

New York’s Westchester County threatened pro-lifers with fines and jail time for attempting to discourage women from destroying their unborn children at abortion facilities.

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Calvin Freiburger

• Aug 19, 2025Aug 20, 2025

Pro-life group warns Canada could become ‘one giant bubble zone’ after Toronto’s new restrictions

Campaign Life Coalition warns Toronto’s new ‘bubble zones’ bylaw demonstrates that the laws now target churches, schools – far beyond their original aim at pro-life activists.

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Anthony Murdoch

• May 29, 2025May 30, 2025

Toronto to ban all protests near schools and places of worship, prompting backlash

The Toronto City Council, which passed the motion last week 16-9, is facing criticism for restricting citizens’ freedom of speech and assembly.

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Anthony Murdoch

• May 27, 2025May 27, 2025

Illinois city repeals ‘buffer zone’ law to avoid scrutiny for silencing pro-lifers

Carbondale, Illinois, used last-minute legal gamesmanship in order to escape constitutional accountability before the Supreme Court while facing a lawsuit from the pro-life organization Coalition Life.

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Thomas More Society

• Feb 25, 2025

Justice Thomas rips Supreme Court for allowing cities to censor pro-life speech

Justice Clarence Thomas criticized his fellow justices for the ‘abdication’ of their ‘judicial duty’ in allowing pro-abortion ‘buffer zones’ to continue.

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Matt Lamb

• Feb 25, 2025Feb 25, 2025

UK pro-lifer again harassed by police while silently praying near abortion center

In support of Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, ADF International stated on X (formerly Twitter), 'Nobody should be banned from a public area just because of their beliefs. THIS is two-tier policing.'

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Dorothy Cummings McLean

• Feb 10, 2025Feb 11, 2025

Supreme Court to review Illinois bubble zone law, potentially restoring pro-life free speech

A challenge to Carbondale, Illinois’s, law creating ‘bubble zones’ outside abortion centers presents an opportunity for the Supreme Court to reverse its 24-year-old Hill precedent infringing on pro-life sidewalk counselors’ freedom of speech.

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Calvin Freiburger

• Jan 9, 2025Jan 9, 2025

Pro-lifers ask Supreme Court to overturn decision allowing ‘bubble zones’ around abortion centers

Coalition Life, represented by Thomas More Society and former US Solicitor General Paul Clement, is asking the Supreme Court to overturn its widely criticized Hill v. Colorado decision, which allows state and local governments to ban pro-life speech near abortion facilities.

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Thomas More Society

• Jul 17, 2024

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Detroit faces lawsuit for criminalizing pro-life advocacy around abortion centers

Scotland drops charges against pro-life grandmother arrested for holding sign in ‘buffer zone’

Federal court rules New York county violated pro-lifers’ free speech rights

Pro-life group warns Canada could become ‘one giant bubble zone’ after Toronto’s new restrictions

Toronto to ban all protests near schools and places of worship, prompting backlash

Illinois city repeals ‘buffer zone’ law to avoid scrutiny for silencing pro-lifers

Justice Thomas rips Supreme Court for allowing cities to censor pro-life speech

UK pro-lifer again harassed by police while silently praying near abortion center

Supreme Court to review Illinois bubble zone law, potentially restoring pro-life free speech

Pro-lifers ask Supreme Court to overturn decision allowing ‘bubble zones’ around abortion centers