Question: Spratt and Watson were charged under sections 2 (1) (a) and 2 (1) (b) of the provincial Access to Abortion Services Act as a result

Spratt and Watson were charged under sections 2 (1) (a) and 2 (1) (b) of the provincial Access to Abortion Services Act as a result of their activities outside of a Vancouver health clinic. Signs stating, "You shall not murder" and "Unborn Persons Have the Right to Live" were waved within a "bubble" or access zone outside the abortion clinic. The law aims to protect women from interference in this zone. The accused argued that the law violated their freedom of expression.

Question: Whose rights should be paramount in cases such as this?

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