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Republicans Advance Bill to Repeal FACE Act Used to Jail Peaceful Pro-Life ActivistsThe FACE Act was used almost exclusively against pro-life advocates—some elderly and non-violent—while attacks on churches and pregnancy centers went unpunished.
The House Judiciary Committee voted 13–10 on Tuesday to approve the bill, spearheaded by Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), which would repeal the 1994 Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act. The law criminalizes obstruction or interference outside abortion businesses and pregnancy centers. Pro-life advocates say the law has been weaponized to criminalize peaceful dissent against abortion —while turning a blind eye to violence against churches and pregnancy centers. The FACE Act was signed by President Bill Clinton but came under renewed scrutiny after Biden's Justice Department ramped up its enforcement. According to Roy's office, 97 percent of FACE Act prosecutions over the last 30 years have targeted pro-lifers. Among them was 89-year-old Eva Edl, who faced more than a decade in prison before receiving probation and a 2025 pardon from President Donald Trump. Others include Paul Vaughn, a Tennessee father arrested in front of his children for a peaceful sit-in. Between 2021 and 2024, Biden's Department of Justice secured 34 convictions under the law—often stacking charges with "conspiracy against rights" to magnify penalties. At the same time, more than 300 attacks on pro-life facilities after the Dobbs leak received virtually no federal enforcement... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here Continue reading Here.
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