Chaleur Regional Hospital in Bathurst, New Brunswick
By Fr. Mark Hodges
Life Site News
While the U.S. has struck down anti-life "buffer zones" on public sidewalks outside abortion clinics, Canada is still fighting pro-life free speech.
Court of Queen’s Bench Judge Reginald Leger issued a permanent injunction against 40 Days for Life pro-lifers seeking to peacefully pray and talk to women considering abortion outside Chaleur Regional Hospital in Bathurst.
Leger justified his decision by saying pro-life praying puts the safety of patients and employees at risk.
Newfoundland and Labrador introduced buffer zone laws keeping pro-lifers 50 meters (164 feet) from abortion mills or face jail time. Naqvi's proposed legislation goes much further, establishing the entire sprawling hospital campus as an anti-free speech zone.
Life Site News
While the U.S. has struck down anti-life "buffer zones" on public sidewalks outside abortion clinics, Canada is still fighting pro-life free speech.
Court of Queen’s Bench Judge Reginald Leger issued a permanent injunction against 40 Days for Life pro-lifers seeking to peacefully pray and talk to women considering abortion outside Chaleur Regional Hospital in Bathurst.
Leger justified his decision by saying pro-life praying puts the safety of patients and employees at risk.
"This is outrageous and shameful," 40 Days for Life President Shawn Carney told LifeSiteNews. "In 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down anti-free speech zones in Massachusetts, but Canada is fighting free speech like no one in the U.S."
"I wonder what kind of country these judges want," Carney added. "If you can't freely and peacefully gather on public property, then what can you do?"On Monday, Ontario Attorney General Yasir Naqvi introduced legislation creating protest-excluded zones outside any facility that does abortions, including public hospitals.
Newfoundland and Labrador introduced buffer zone laws keeping pro-lifers 50 meters (164 feet) from abortion mills or face jail time. Naqvi's proposed legislation goes much further, establishing the entire sprawling hospital campus as an anti-free speech zone.
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