DETROIT (WWJ) — An ordinance that aims to protect patients seeking medical services from protestors at healthcare facilities has passed a Detroit City Council committee.
The council on Tuesday will consider the ordinance, which would prevent people from protesting within 15 feet of a healthcare facility’s entrance. Additionally, within 100 feet of a facility’s entrance, no one would be allowed to come within eight feet of a person with the purpose of handing them a flier, holding a sign or protesting in other ways.
Violators of the proposed ordinance could face a misdemeanor…