Supporters also praise the increase in discourse and available surrounding information about ballot initiatives resulting from the "Bellotti" decision. Lawyer Francis H. Fox wrote, "ruling perceives that the First Amendment's purposes are better served by allowing the use of means of communication than by enacting legislation designed to foster equality of access to those means." Prentice also noted that the Court acted correctly by protecting the rights of listeners to hear all possible pertinent information. This is the "right to receive" doctrine, which interprets the First Amendment as protecting individuals' right to receive information as part of freedom of communication.