r/justgalsbeingchicks • u/PagPag1212 • Jul 20 '26

Restricted to Gals and Pals Queen

Video didn't turn out the way this guy hoped, he can go kick rocks.
Actually both three women are queens.

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u/Steamcurl Jul 20 '26 edited Jul 20 '26

In Canada, they can't be that close to the doors (100ft+ minimum distance, varying a bit by jurisdiction). This guy seems way too close, is that not a thing in America?

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u/Panic_Azimuth Jul 20 '26

It looks like he's on a public sidewalk, so generally speaking he has a right to be there.

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u/Steamcurl Jul 20 '26 edited Jul 20 '26

That's what I mean though, in Canada, that bubble zone includes otherwise public space. He'd have a right to be there if he wasn't protesting, but once he starts engaging, he'd be in violation of Canadian law. Excerpt from British Columbia below:

"sidewalk interference" means

(a)advising or persuading, or attempting to advise or persuade, a person to refrain from making use of abortion services, or

(b)informing or attempting to inform a person concerning issues related to abortion services

by any means, including, without limitation, graphic, verbal or written means.

Activities restricted in an access zone 2 (1)While in an access zone, a person must not do any of the following:

(a)engage in sidewalk interference; " https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/96001_01

This is also why some anti-abortion groups buy the property around a clinic, so they can legally stand on their private property, which would otherwise have been within the bubble zone, in order to get as close as possible for their heckling.

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u/MadCatDisease666 Jul 20 '26

Bubble laws are tricky in the states. The Supreme Court has ruled in the past that they can violate the constitutional right to free speech. But the court has also rejected cases challenging other buffer zones. Also, the state/city has to have a buffer law in the first place; I’m sure some of the more conservative areas (if they still even have abortion access post-Roe) don’t bother with passing such laws.

In sum, the United States is a hellscape. Can we all crash on your couch? 😹