Ireland and the UK both have them, so it was only a matter of time before liberal Germany followed suit by imposing exclusion zones banning pro-life protests and support missions near abortion death centres.
Leading German pro-life advocates are criticizing a new law passed by Germany’s federal Parliament on Friday to establish 100-meter “buffer zones” around abortion facilities, calling it an attack on democracy and an attempt to silence Christians and other pro-lifers.
The proposed Pregnancy Conflict Act (Schwangerschaftskonfliktgesetz) claims to protect pregnant women from what supporters call “sidewalk harassment” by pro-life activists near counseling centres and facilities that perform abortions.
The Christian legal organisation Alliance Defending Freedom has repeatedly warned of legislation to establish German censorship zones.