Censorship
Censorship | The Free Speech Rights of Abortion Protesters Should Be Restricted
The Nuremberg Files was a website established by antiabortion activists that publicized the names, addresses, and other personal information of abortion providers. In the following viewpoint, Richard Curtis argues that the abortion protesters violated the First Amendment because their website went beyond political speech against abortion and effectively made threats against people, which are not protected speech. Curtis is a frequent contributor to People’s Weekly World, a publication of the Communist Party U.S.A.
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- Introduction
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Chapter 1: Should the Right to Free Speech Be Restricted?
- Government Censorship Would Benefit Society
- Speech Should Not Be Restricted
- Hate Speech Should Be Banned
- Hate Speech Should Not Be Banned
- Flag Desecration Should Be Banned
- Flag Desecration Should Not Be Banned
- The Free Speech Rights of Abortion Protesters Should Be Restricted
- The Free Speech Rights of Abortion Protesters Should Not Be Restricted
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Chapter 2: Should Pornography Be Censored?
- Pornography Should Be Censored
- Pornography Should Not Be Censored
- The Federal Government Can Regulate Internet Pornography
- Federal Regulation of Internet Pornography Is Unconstitutional
- Internet Pornography Should Have Its Own Domain
- A Separate Domain for Internet Pornography Would Violate Free Speech
- Chapter 3: Should Schools and Libraries Practice Censorship?
- Chapter 4: Should the Arts and Entertainment Industries Be Censored?
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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