Minneapolis amends ordinance regarding anti-abortion sidewalk counselors

Minneapolis amends ordinance regarding anti-abortion sidewalk counselors

The city of Minneapolis has amended an ordinance that previously prohibited anti-abortion sidewalk counselors from approaching individuals seeking an abortion at clinics. In 2022, the city enacted the Security of Reproductive Healthcare Facilities Ordinance, which banned obstructing access to or occupying driveways of reproductive healthcare facilities. In 2023, Pro-Life Action Ministries, an anti-abortion advocacy group, sued the city over the …

Minneapolis softens ordinance on obstructing abortion clinics

Minneapolis has softened an ordinance that prohibited the obstruction of abortion clinics after anti-abortion activists sued to challenge it on free-speech grounds.

POLITICS: Pro-Life Group Wins Legal Battle Against Minneapolis Law, Can Save Babies Outside Abortion Biz – USSA News – U-S-NEWS.COM

A Minnesota-based pro-life ministry won a legal victory against the city of Minneapolis earlier this month when the city amended an ordinance that had barred pro-life advocates from sidewalk counseling outside abortion facilities. Thomas More Society, a nonprofit law firm representing Pro-Life Action Ministries, stated in a news release that attorneys secured entry of agreed judgments to settle the lawsuit Dec. 18. The agreed judgments give the …