Anti-abortion groups challenge Louisville buffer zone law June 9, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail FILE - In this July 17, 2017 file photo, escort volunteers line up outside the EMW Women's Surgical Center in Louisville, Ky., the state's only abortion clinic. Anti-abortion groups are challenging a new Louisville law that creates a buffer zone around medical centers. It bars protesters from an area in front of a downtown abortion clinic. The new law passed by the Louisville Metro Council last May 2021 creates a 10-foot-wide zone outside healthcare facilities, including the EMW Women’s clinic.Dylan Lovan/AP LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Anti-abortion groups are challenging a new Louisville law that creates a buffer zone to keep protesters from an area in front of a downtown abortion clinic.