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Let law do its part, and let free exchange of ideas flow without buffer

Regarding Dr. Julie Johnston’s and Sally Russell’s Jan. 14 letters in favor of clinic buffer zones, perhaps women and girls seeking abortions are well informed regarding their “painful decision,” and perhaps they are not. However, our Constitution guarantees us the right to confront and lecture people in public places and give them pamphlets.

Of course, “intimidation and harassment” are illegal, as are threats. We live in an age when cameras are cheap and can be set up anywhere. Surely clinics can put up such cameras and alert police when protesters break the law.

Anyone who breaks the law, including antiabortion protesters at clinics, should be arrested, prosecuted, and punished in accord with our laws.

We do not need unconstitutional buffer zones to protect abortion clinics.

Michael Christian
Haverhill