Women's Rights & Issues

theHandpuppet

(19,964 posts) Wed Aug 6, 2014, 08:53 PM Aug 2014

Boston cardinal chides new Massachusetts buffer zone law

I don't give a flying fuck what you think, O'Malley.

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Catholic News Agency
August 6, 2014
Boston cardinal chides new Massachusetts buffer zone law
By Matthew Hadro

Boston, Mass., Aug 6, 2014 / 12:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Cardinal Sean O'Malley of Boston has criticized a new Massachusetts law re-establishing buffer zones around abortion clinics after the old law was recently struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court.

In an Aug. 1 statement, the cardinal lamented that “the effect again is to make it very difficult for citizens seeking to offer alternatives to women contemplating an abortion.”

The law would forbid anyone from “substantially impeding” access to an abortion clinic. If this occurred, police could issue a dispersal order and place the protesters 25 feet away from the entrance or driveway at the building.

After the old “buffer zone” law forbade sidewalk counseling within 35 feet of an abortion clinic, the Supreme Court on June 26 ruled it a violation of the First Amendment. The law imposed “serious burdens” on the counselors, the court wrote, adding that sidewalks have traditionally been a forum for “the exchange of ideas.”

An "exchange of ideas" my ass.

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Boston cardinal chides new Massachusetts buffer zone law (Original Post) theHandpuppet Aug 2014 OP

I lament the fact that the court struck down the old, paltry buffer zones. Gormy Cuss Aug 2014 #1

Cardinal O'Malley... sheshe2 Aug 2014 #2

as lord henry dashwood said, "I don't give a flying f*** in space WHAT you think!" niyad Aug 2014 #3

I don't think many of the Diocese's parishioners give a flying fuck, either! MADem Aug 2014 #4

That ignorant old fraud can be safely upset Warpy Aug 2014 #5

Unfortunately... theHandpuppet Aug 2014 #9

they're probably just afraid it might lead to FoxNewsSucks Aug 2014 #6

That's what the frocks are for... littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #8

~holds hands palms up~ littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #7

Gormy Cuss

(30,884 posts)

1. I lament the fact that the court struck down the old, paltry buffer zones.

Reply to theHandpuppet (Original post)

Wed Aug 6, 2014, 08:58 PM

Aug 2014

I'll bet if I stood outside of the cardinal's residence with pro-choice signs he'd think differently.

Besides, there is no compelling reason to "offer alternatives" like being yelled at by anti-choice zealots.

sheshe2

(83,925 posts)

2. Cardinal O'Malley...

Reply to theHandpuppet (Original post)

Wed Aug 6, 2014, 09:03 PM

Aug 2014

Bite me!

niyad

(113,576 posts)

3. as lord henry dashwood said, "I don't give a flying f*** in space WHAT you think!"

Reply to theHandpuppet (Original post)

Wed Aug 6, 2014, 10:29 PM

Aug 2014

MADem

(135,425 posts)

4. I don't think many of the Diocese's parishioners give a flying fuck, either!

Reply to theHandpuppet (Original post)

Wed Aug 6, 2014, 10:44 PM

Aug 2014

Judging by the small size of today's Catholic families, there's gotta be some contraception happening somewhere. Today's Catholics are mostly of the "cafeteria" variety, those who haven't fallen away pick, choose and refuse from the "rules" and ignore the ones they don't like.

O'Malley needs to stick to selling off the churches he is closing to pay the victims of clergy abuse.

Warpy

(111,352 posts)

5. That ignorant old fraud can be safely upset

Reply to theHandpuppet (Original post)

Wed Aug 6, 2014, 11:08 PM

Aug 2014

It's not like some 70% of Catholics actually pay attention to any of those old celibate men in dresses when it comes to women's reproductive health.

They don't know what they're talking about, any of them, so it's safe to ignore them.

theHandpuppet

(19,964 posts)

9. Unfortunately...

Reply to Warpy (Reply #5)

Thu Aug 7, 2014, 06:01 AM

Aug 2014

They're also the ones behind scores of lawsuits against the rights of women and LGBTs and actively lobby/fund legislation to that end. It's never safe to simply ignore them.