A pro-life mother has turned herself in to prison after being found guilty of violating laws protecting access to abortion clinics.
Beveryn Williams, 33, was sentenced in July to 41 months in prison for violating the Freedom of Access to Clinics Act by preventing patients from entering an abortion clinic on several occasions. she was was convicted of a crime A misdemeanor violation.
“The Biden administration's Department of Justice is brazenly weaponizing the FACE Act against ordinary, everyday Americans across the political spectrum simply because they are pro-life.”
“The Biden/Harris administration made my husband a single father today.” I wrote Williams on the X platform on Wednesday. “I am about to turn myself in to serve 3 years in federal prison for unlawful assembly. Please share this to let the mothers and fathers of this country know what is happening! ”
a statement The U.S. Attorney's Office said Williams “repeatedly threatened and obstructed individuals seeking and providing critical reproductive health services” by using physical force and threatening violence against staff. . They cited a 2020 incident in which Williams injured the hand of a clinic volunteer and a livestream in which Williams posted a statement in which he said he was “terrorizing” the clinic.
Conservatives have accused Democrats, and especially the Biden administration, of using the FACE Act to target pro-life and Christian activists for unfair prosecution and imprisonment.
“The Biden Justice Department weaponized this constitutionally questionable law against pro-life sidewalk counselors while failing to protect pregnancy centers and churches from violent attacks.” said Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Texas in 2023;
“Free Americans should never live in fear that the government will target them because of their beliefs,” said Republican Sen. Chip Roy of Texas. “Yet, Biden's Justice Department is brazenly weaponizing the FACE Act against ordinary, everyday Americans across the political spectrum, simply because they are pro-life.” . Our Constitution separates powers between the federal government and the states for a reason, and we ignore that safeguard at our peril. ”
Williams opened GiveSendGo account She is asking for donations to support her cause.
“I was persecuted as a Christian for my beliefs about life,” Williams wrote on the page. “This is shocking news. Not only is this immunity broad for the defendant's crimes, but she has made it very clear in court that she intends to make an example of me. Being a young mother and staying Concerns about this were completely ignored by the mother at home.
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