[2] Common tactics include engaging in conversation, displaying signs, distributing literature, or giving directions to nearby crisis pregnancy centers.
[2] Some anti-abortion organizations offer programs designed to train people in sidewalk counseling.
The intent of the Chicago Method is to dissuade women from obtaining abortion services at the facility.
[5] Several jurisdictions in the United States have "buffer zone" laws which limit how close to a clinic protesters can approach.
[8] Anti-abortion advocates in the U.S. say that sidewalk counseling is a form of free speech protected by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution.