NH Judge Puts Temporary Halt on Buffer Zones Outside Abortion Clinics

Michael Tierney, attorney for some of the anti-abortion counselors, emphasized that the protesters were more like “sidewalk counselors: “There are going to be providing information about alternatives to abortion in a loving, compassionate manner,” he said.

Union Leader: A federal judge on Wednesday put a temporary halt to the state law that establishes a buffer zone around abortion clinics, issuing an order on the eve the law was to go on the books.

In a seven-page order issued late Wednesday, District Court Judge Joseph Laplante told the communities of Concord and Derry they could not enforce the provisions of the buffer zone law against clinics within their boundaries. More on this here.