Sidewalk Counselors

DEMOCRATS FOR LIFE FILES AMICUS BRIEF TO SUPPORT SIDEWALK COUNSELORS     Democrats for Life of America FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Contact: Kristen Day -202-220-3066   June 24, 2013 Washington, DC – This week, Democrats For Life of America filed an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief in the U.S. Supreme Court, supporting the freedom of pro-life sidewalk counselors to continue to offer alternatives to women seeking abortions. The case, McCullen v. Coakley, involves a Massachusetts law that imposes a 35-foot buffer zone around abortion clinic entryways and driveways, violating the First Amendment rights of counselors to communicate information about support...