Do abortion clinic buffer zones protect public safety or restrict free speech?

JUDY WOODRUFF: And today's arguments were, of course, closely watched by advocates on both sides of the abortion debate.

And we turn to two of them now.

Ilyse Hogue is president of NARAL Pro-Choice America. And Steven Aden is vice president of human life issues for the Alliance Defending Freedom, which funded this case on behalf of the abortion protester.

We thank you both for being here, too.

Ilyse Hogue, to you first. Why is this case important?

ILYSE HOGUE, NARAL Pro-Choice America: Well, it's incredibly important, because we have tracked a movement that actually relies on harassment and intimidation and even violence. Your footage showed the most extreme example of -- there was a doctor shot outside trying to enter his clinic in Florida in the 1990s.

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And I think what is important is recognizing that we do balance free speech with public safety all the time. And, in fact, Mrs. McCullen, who seems to be perfectly lovely, made her own point.

JUDY WOODRUFF: The woman who is bringing the case.

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Do abortion clinic buffer zones protect public safety or restrict free speech?