{"id":15110,"date":"2014-06-27T01:01:39","date_gmt":"2014-06-27T06:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.cancaonova.com\/catholicismanew\/?p=15110"},"modified":"2014-06-26T20:35:55","modified_gmt":"2014-06-27T01:35:55","slug":"cardinal-omalley-welcomes-supreme-court-decision-affirming-freedom-of-speech-for-pro-life-americans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cancaonova.com\/catholicismanew\/2014\/06\/27\/cardinal-omalley-welcomes-supreme-court-decision-affirming-freedom-of-speech-for-pro-life-americans\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardinal O\u2019Malley Welcomes Supreme Court Decision Affirming Freedom of Speech for Pro-Life Americans"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ctl00_ctl00_cphMain_cphContent_cbMedia\">NB: se pode ver a vers\u00e3o por Google Translate<a href=\"https:\/\/translate.google.com\/translate?sl=en&amp;tl=pt&amp;js=y&amp;prev=_t&amp;hl=en&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bostoncatholic.org%2FUtility%2FNews-And-Press%2FContent.aspx%3Fid%3D30083&amp;edit-text=\" target=\"_blank\"> l\u00e1<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usccb.org\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"USCCB2014\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bostoncatholic.org\/uploadedImages\/BostonCatholicorg\/_Utility\/News_And_Press\/USCCB.jpg\" alt=\"USCCB2014\" width=\"129\" height=\"126\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>WASHINGTON\u2014The U.S. Supreme Court upheld freedom of speech for pro-life Americans in a June 26 decision in the case of McCullen v. Coakley. The Court unanimously declared unconstitutional a Massachusetts law barring pro-life advocates from public sidewalks near abortion facilities. \u00a0Cardinal Se\u00e1n P. O\u2019Malley of Boston, chairman of the U.S. bishops\u2019 Committee on Pro-Life Activities, issued the following statement.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">\u201cToday the Supreme Court found unconstitutional a Massachusetts law imposing criminal penalties on pro-life Americans who peacefully pray for and offer alternatives to pregnant women approaching abortion clinics. This discriminatory law barred these citizens from gathering on nearby public sidewalks, while exempting \u2018clinic escorts\u2019 trained to expedite women into the facility. \u00a0Clearly this was an attack on pro-life Americans\u2019 freedom of speech, and we welcome the Court\u2019s decision to overturn the law.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">\u201cThis now overturned legislation reflects an ominous trend in our society. \u00a0Abortion supporters, having long denied that unborn children have a right to life, would deny that their fellow Americans who seek to protect the unborn have the same rights as other Americans \u2013 the right to freedom of speech and freedom of association; the right to participate in the public square and serve the vulnerable in accord with our moral convictions. Increasingly we see this trend evidenced at various levels of government. We are encouraged and pleased to know that with regard to this particular issue, our highest court has affirmed the American tradition of basic constitutional rights for all.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops had joined with other religious groups in a \u201cfriend of the court\u201d brief urging this result. The brief can be found online:<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/%20www.usccb.org\/about\/general-counsel\/amicus-briefs\/upload\/cls-amicus-brief-filed.pdf\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">www.usccb.org\/about\/general-counsel\/amicus-briefs\/upload\/cls-amicus-brief-filed.pdf<\/span>\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NB: se pode ver a vers\u00e3o por Google Translate l\u00e1 WASHINGTON\u2014The U.S. Supreme Court upheld freedom of speech for pro-life Americans in a June 26 decision in the case of McCullen v. Coakley. 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