# Should anti-abortion protest in front of clinics be outlawed as harassment?

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [August 27, 2012, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-anti-abortion-protest-in-front-of-clinics-be-outlawed-as-harassment/632791 "2012-08-27T07:01:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2012, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-anti-abortion-protest-in-front-of-clinics-be-outlawed-as-harassment/632791/121 "2012-09-03T19:02:04Z")

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> [@stevenova](#):
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> Do you think women are equals or do they need special protections from having to deal with facts of life in a country with the first amendment?

No silly, don’t try to equate this to an equality debate. This is about harassment. Women (and men) can be equal in all aspects and still be harassed. The question is whether or not that protest rises to the level of harassment that can be regulated. I believe it does

> [@stevenova](#):
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> Lots of people find gay rights offensive, especially gay marriage. Those who support outlawing abortion protests,w ould you be fine with outlawing pro same sex marriage protests as well? Or do only the things you don’t like get banned?

If they harass people, then sure. But they don’t harass people in general, and their side doesn’t come from the point of view of irrational religious hatred, so are less likely to be harassing

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