“While it ostensibly protects abortion clinics, churches, and pregnancy resource centers, recent events have shown that the FACE Act has become a political weapon wielded by the Biden administration against pro-lifers”

Pro-Life Activist Requests Emergency Release from Prison

By News on the Net -- Catholic Vote——Bio and Archives--August 31, 2023

Lawyers for pro-life advocate Lauren Handy filed an emergency motion Wednesday with the U.S. District Court for Washington, DC, to release her from prison while she awaits sentencing under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act.

On August 29, a federal jury found Handy and five fellow protesters guilty of violating the FACE Act. The defendants were arrested in March 2022, 18 months after their alleged actions outside a DC abortion facility. If convicted, they face up to 11 years in federal prison. ---More...

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