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Health care. we're going be open tomorrow, be open saturday, and patients are going to get their health care. we also have tremendous support from our local police departments. so i was in touch with them today, and we know we will have increased law enforcement presence at our health centers, but that's not really a long-term solution. you don't want to solve this problem by having police there constantly when women are coming in for health care. what we're doing is reviewing the laws that are already on the books that we might be able to use, as well as what new laws we might be able to craf...

Rules. >> one thing that has been interesting to me looking at the history of how massachusetts has tried to deal with the issue about danger at clinics and protests at clinics, is that massachusetts did, in 2000, governor saluchi, republican governor, i believe, signed a law that created a different buffer zone, one more like colorado's which at this point is still standing according to the supreme court. that was sort of a moving buffer zone around individuals as they tried to get in and out of clinics rather than just a fixed space that was a no-protest area. why didn't that ceived to be wo...

Women have a right to get the health services they need without any fear of harassment or intimidation. as we made clear in our court filings, we believe that massachusetts' buffer zone law protected those rights in a common sense manner that also respected everyone's first amendment rights. now, abortion opponents are hailing the supreme court's decision as a victory saying it confirms that the first amendment is for everyone. a second major ruling by the supreme court scales back the president's power to make temporary appointments when the senate is in recess. the issue arose in 2012 after ...

Coverage of a deadly shooting incident at two abortion clinics in massachusetts in 1994. lawmakers in massachusetts eventually established a 35-foot buffer zone, basically a protest-free zone around abortion clinics in part to deal with concerns like those. today the u.s. supreme court struck down the massachusetts law. joining us now, marty walz, former member of the massachusetts state legislature. she's now head of the planned parenthood league of massachusetts. thanks very much for being with us. >> great to be with you, rachel. >> first, let me ask you your reaction to today's ruling. a l...

Safe environment for our patients and our staff. obviously the court disagreed but you observed into your piece leading into this, they didn't do anything about their own buffer zone law. so apparently they think they have one set of rules and women seeking health care should be subjected to a different set of rules. >> one thing that has been interesting to me looking at the history of how massachusetts has tried to deal with the issue about danger at clinics and protests at clinics, is that massachusetts did, in 2000, governor cellucci, republican governor, i believe, signed a law that creat...