Summary
An ordinance in Madison, Wis. imposed “bubble zones” that were 200 feet in diameter and restricted free speech within them throughout the city. The bubbles existed around the entrances of every place in the city where a physician or nurse happened to provide medical services. Within each bubble, no person was able to “approach” within eight feet of another person to leaflet, educate, display a sign, protest, or counsel any passers-by. The ordinance therefore created such zones around hundreds of locations, including areas near the State Capitol and the University of Wisconsin campus. Former NARAL Pro-Choice Wisconsin Director Lisa Subeck introduced and chiefly sponsored the law, which the pro-abortion group aggressively promoted.
