Globe Editorial
IN 2000, Masachusetts adopted a law establishing a buffer zone to shield patients entering reproductive health clinics from the chanting, shouting, praying protesters who "counsel" women they think are seeking abortions. The law was a creaky compromise necessary to appease Tom Finneran, then House speaker, who had blocked the proposal for years. But that compromise law is so vague as ... (Full article: 468 words)
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