<![CDATA[Should the government make it illegal to protest outside an abortion clinic?]]>http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-abortion-protest-bill-1.4372090

I'm pro-choice but I'm also pro-free speech. In Ontario they just placed very specific limits on where pro-life protesters can be in relation to abortion clinics. I think this is the right move. Frederick recently posted a topic asking whether anti-protesters near protesters is inhibiting free speech. Well, how about the government placing restrictions on where a protest can be held?

]]>https://community.gaytor.rent/topic/36254/should-the-government-make-it-illegal-to-protest-outside-an-abortion-clinicRSS for NodeThu, 09 Apr 2026 14:01:29 GMTFri, 27 Oct 2017 02:51:35 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Should the government make it illegal to protest outside an abortion clinic? on Sat, 28 Oct 2017 11:18:43 GMT]]>I support free speech, but I also support the other "rights".

I don't have a problem removing people from the immediate area to prevent the face to face harassment or blocking the entrances.  Across the street doesn't bother me.

]]>https://community.gaytor.rent/post/230843https://community.gaytor.rent/post/230843Sat, 28 Oct 2017 11:18:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Should the government make it illegal to protest outside an abortion clinic? on Fri, 27 Oct 2017 03:05:26 GMT]]>There is a long history in Canada of the (various) governments limiting when/where public protest is allowed to happen.

The very specific problem with protests at health clinics - which usually provide services besides abortions - is that they are designed to prevent people from going to work at the clinic or from recieving services at the clinic.  Using force or intimidation to prevent a person from doing something legal is called 'criminal mischief' under Canadian laws - I don't know about other jurisdictions.

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