Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) on Tuesday reintroduced a bill that would repeal a law used by former President Joe Biden's Department of Justice (DOJ) to put pro-life advocates behind bars.
of FACE Act Repeal Act of 2025which would repeal the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE), a law passed in 1994. Forbidden “Violent, threatening, damaging, and obstructive conduct intended to harm, threaten, or interfere with the right to seek, obtain, or provide reproductive health services.” Although written to provide equal protection for clinics, pro-life pregnancy resource centers, and churches, 97 percent of lawsuits under the FACE Act have been against pro-life advocates since the law was enacted.
“Americans have simply been targeted by a weaponized justice system over the past four years. was used to target, arrest, and imprison.'' said In a statement. “While President Trump and his team are already working to reverse the harm of J6 political prosecution and persecution through pardons and commutations, I believe that similar relief is available to those targeted by the FACE Act. I hope that it will be done. But importantly, we in Congress need to do our part to repeal laws used to weaponize, including the FACE Act. ”
Data obtained by Roy's office is discovered. Less than four years later, Biden's Justice Department has accounted for more than a quarter of the 211 FACE prosecutions since the law was enacted. At least 55 FACE Act-related cases were prosecuted under the Biden administration, but only a handful of those cases opposed the FACE Act. pro-abortion advocate attack Nevertheless, regarding pregnancy centers increase Under attack against Pro-life pregnancy centers and churches following Supreme Court ruling Dobbs decision.
Biden's Justice Department strengthened Combining the KKK-era “conspiracy against rights” charge with the FACE Act could add up to 10 years to a prison sentence in some cases. In some cases, the FBI reportedly carried out He is said to have attacked pro-life supporters in the early morning hours, even holding them at gunpoint in front of their families.
“According to data my office obtained from Merrick Garland's Department of Justice, 97 percent of FACE Act prosecutions from 1994 to 2024 were against pro-life Americans. Now that the Republican Party is three-party, Congress should quickly repeal this law and ensure that no future president can ever use this law as a weapon against pro-lifers again. Let’s get it done,” Roy added.
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Roy and Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) first introduced the bill in September 2023, calling it an “unconstitutional federal takeover of state police powers.” Lee is expected to introduce the 2025 version of the bill to the Senate. More than 20 Republicans are joining the bill. co-sponsor.
President Donald Trump repeatedly pledged during his election campaign Create a task force to review and potentially pardon or commute the sentences of all “political prisoners unfairly persecuted by the Biden administration,” including pro-life activists.
thomas more society submitted Official petition on behalf of 21 pro-life advocates asking for clemency from the Trump administration ahead of Inauguration Day. As of Wednesday afternoon, no pro-life activists had been pardoned, and lawmakers and pro-life advocates are calling on President Trump to keep his campaign promise.
Katherine Hamilton is a political reporter for Breitbart News. You can follow her at @thekat_Hamilton.
