{"id":293867,"date":"2023-06-28T10:35:46","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T15:35:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=293867"},"modified":"2023-06-27T15:59:58","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T20:59:58","slug":"german-high-court-against-restricting-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/german-high-court-against-restricting-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"German high court rules against restricting pro-life speech"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pro-life advocates are celebrating after a German high court ruled that people cannot be barred from praying or protesting peacefully outside abortion facilities.<\/p>\n

Die Tagespost reported<\/a> that the Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig, one of five federal supreme courts in Germany, issued a ruling saying that blanket bans on praying or other peaceful gatherings outside of abortion facilities infringe upon the the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany, and therefore, cannot be permitted.<\/p>\n

Previously, the city of Pforzhei had put a ban in place around the “Pro Familia” counseling center, which does not commit abortions, but issues certificates allowing women to undergo abortions.<\/p>\n

40 Days for Life<\/a> fought the ruling, and the Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg Administrative Court ruled in their favor; Pforzhei then appealed to the Federal Administrative Court. Though Pforzhei claimed women were subjected to harassment and a “gauntlet run,” judges disagreed and said there was no evidence to back that up.<\/p>\n

“I’m really relieved. Our prayers really help, as affected women have told us time and time again,” Pavica Vojnovi\u0107, leader of the 40 Days for Life prayer group in Pforzheim, said in a press release<\/a> for ADF International. “I am grateful that we can continue our prayer vigils. Every human life is precious and deserves protection.”<\/p>\n