House Republican Conference Chairwoman Elyse Stefanik (R-N.Y.) said a Tennessee court has ordered six pro-life activists to violate federal law for peacefully protesting at a Nashville abortion clinic in 2021. issued a statement exclusively to Breitbart News following his conviction.
“Rather than hold true criminals and domestic terrorists accountable who desecrate churches and pregnancy crisis centers, the Joe Biden administration’s Department of Justice would rather support peaceful pro-life groups who join in prayer and song,” Stefanik said in a statement. “They want to target those who participate in the movement.”
She added, “This targeted prosecution is emblematic of the Justice Department’s history of weapons attacks on the pro-life movement and blatant trampling of the First Amendment.” Joe Biden and the Justice Department’s patterned hostility toward pregnancy crisis centers, Catholics, and the pro-life movement has exposed deep-rooted corruption and bias within this once apolitical federal agency under Joe Biden’s administration. ing. ”
Although the matter was prosecuted locally, the Biden Justice Department decided to charge six protesters with violations of the Freedom of Admission to Clinics Act (FACE). The activists were found guilty of “conspiracy against rights” and face 10 and a half years in prison and a fine of up to $260,000.
Anti-abortion activists celebrate in response dobbs v jackson Women’s Health Organization Decision, June 24, 2022, at the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, DC. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
According to the Department of Justice, FACE method “The threat of force, obstruction, and property damage intended to interfere with reproductive health care services is prohibited,” while conspiracy to violate rights (a crime punishable by up to 10 years in prison) states: It shall be unlawful for two or more persons to consent to cause injury to any person in the United States with respect to the free exercise or enjoyment of, or by reason of the exercise of, any right or privilege guaranteed by the Constitution or the laws of the United States. Intimidate or intimidate anyone who is in the area. ”
Republicans in the House and Senate are working to repeal the FACE Act.
As Breitbart News’ Katherine Hamilton reported, since the Supreme Court’s decision, dobbs In November 2022, FBI Director Christopher Wray also acknowledged that since the ruling, approximately 70 percent of the threats of abortion-related violence in the United States have been based on the ruling. Regardless, it is notable that the Justice Department has prosecuted more pro-life activists than pro-abortion activists under the FACE Act. dobbs This decision was against pro-life organizations.
In December 2022, Deputy Attorney General Vanita Gupta will also Admitted In his remarks at a ceremony commemorating the 65th anniversary of the founding of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, Roe vs. Wade It increased the “urgency” of the Department of Justice’s efforts, including “enforcement of the FACE Act to ensure continued legal access to reproductive services.”
Among the dozens of attacks on pregnancy centers since; dobbs According to the leak, only a handful of pro-abortion activists have been arrested in states such as Florida, New York and Ohio.
When asked by Republicans in March 2023 about apparent enforcement inconsistencies, Attorney General Merrick Garland said: claimed While more pro-life activists are being prosecuted for committing crimes “in the daylight,” pro-abortion activists tend to strike at night.
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