WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Joe Biden and his administration have a double standard when it comes to prosecuting those who stand up for their beliefs.
One example of this is, according to reports, is when the Biden administration continually targets pro-life advocates, yet ignores the hundreds of acts of violence against pro-life groups, pregnancy centers and churches - many of which have been documented.
Pro-life advocates, like Lauren Handy and Herb Geraghty, have been indicted under a federal law that the Biden administration is twisting and stretching. They are among five others who are standing trial at a federal courthouse, fighting for their rights to stand up for what they believe in.
In 2022, pro-life advocate and self-proclaimed atheist, Geraghty, was indicted by Attorney General Merrick Garland’s U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) under the Freedom to Access Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act.
According to the press release, Geraghty has been charged with conspiracy rights and FACE Act offenses in connection with an alleged reproductive health care clinic blockade in Washington, D.C.
The original indictment alleges that Geraghty and nine others caused the blockade in an attempt to “prevent the clinic from providing, and patients from receiving, reproductive health services."
The original indictment further alleges that these individuals “forcefully entered the clinic and set about blockading two clinic doors using their bodies, furniture, chains and ropes."
The Biden administration is using the FACE Act as a means to persecute non-violent pro-life activists and leaders. According to reports, “For the nearly three decades since FACE was enacted in 1994, it has rarely been used to prosecute pro-life advocates. Yet in 2022 alone, under the Biden/Garland DOJ, there have been at least 22 peaceful pro-life activists indicted under the act."
In addition to the 10 individuals being indicted for the alleged D.C. blockade incident, the DOJ has charged another 11 pro-life activists with violations of the FACE Act for blocking the entrance of an abortion clinic in Mount Juliet, Tennessee, back in 2021.
According to that press release, the indictment alleges that all 11 individuals, “aided and abetted” by one another, used “force and physical obstruction to injure, intimidate and interfere” with employees of the clinic and a patient who was seeking reproductive health services."
Attorneys for the defendants argued in a motion to dismiss those charges based off the Dobbs v. Jackson, the Supreme Court ruling that effectively overturned Roe v. Wade., stating that there is no longer a federally protected right to abortion.
The judge for that case denied the motion on the grounds that “abortion businesses are protected under the federal commerce clause” and therefore “are subject to FACE protections."
Several of the defendants insist that their intentions were not to deny rights, but to prevent federal crimes from taking place. For example, infanticide and partial birth abortion, which are prohibited under the Born Alive Infant Protection Act and the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act.
Terrisa Bukovinac, founder of PAAU, a liberal pro-life group, said that the law is being unevenly applied by the Biden administration. Bukovinac added, “In addition to prohibiting blocking access to abortion centers, the FACE Act includes similar protections for churches and pro-life pregnancy centers. Since the enactment of the FACE Act in 1994, 126 pro-life activists have been charged under the law as opposed to fewer than three pro-abortion advocates."
She continued, “This is despite the more than 70 instances of violence committed against churches and pregnancy centers, including firebombings since the overturning of Roe v. Wade."
If convicted, the defendants charged with conspiracy could face up to 11 years in prison and fines of up to $250,000, while others face up to a year in prison for the misdemeanor charges and fines of up to $10,000.
One example of this is, according to reports, is when the Biden administration continually targets pro-life advocates, yet ignores the hundreds of acts of violence against pro-life groups, pregnancy centers and churches - many of which have been documented.
Pro-life advocates, like Lauren Handy and Herb Geraghty, have been indicted under a federal law that the Biden administration is twisting and stretching. They are among five others who are standing trial at a federal courthouse, fighting for their rights to stand up for what they believe in.
In 2022, pro-life advocate and self-proclaimed atheist, Geraghty, was indicted by Attorney General Merrick Garland’s U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) under the Freedom to Access Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act.
According to the press release, Geraghty has been charged with conspiracy rights and FACE Act offenses in connection with an alleged reproductive health care clinic blockade in Washington, D.C.
The original indictment alleges that Geraghty and nine others caused the blockade in an attempt to “prevent the clinic from providing, and patients from receiving, reproductive health services."
The original indictment further alleges that these individuals “forcefully entered the clinic and set about blockading two clinic doors using their bodies, furniture, chains and ropes."
The Biden administration is using the FACE Act as a means to persecute non-violent pro-life activists and leaders. According to reports, “For the nearly three decades since FACE was enacted in 1994, it has rarely been used to prosecute pro-life advocates. Yet in 2022 alone, under the Biden/Garland DOJ, there have been at least 22 peaceful pro-life activists indicted under the act."
In addition to the 10 individuals being indicted for the alleged D.C. blockade incident, the DOJ has charged another 11 pro-life activists with violations of the FACE Act for blocking the entrance of an abortion clinic in Mount Juliet, Tennessee, back in 2021.
According to that press release, the indictment alleges that all 11 individuals, “aided and abetted” by one another, used “force and physical obstruction to injure, intimidate and interfere” with employees of the clinic and a patient who was seeking reproductive health services."
Attorneys for the defendants argued in a motion to dismiss those charges based off the Dobbs v. Jackson, the Supreme Court ruling that effectively overturned Roe v. Wade., stating that there is no longer a federally protected right to abortion.
The judge for that case denied the motion on the grounds that “abortion businesses are protected under the federal commerce clause” and therefore “are subject to FACE protections."
Several of the defendants insist that their intentions were not to deny rights, but to prevent federal crimes from taking place. For example, infanticide and partial birth abortion, which are prohibited under the Born Alive Infant Protection Act and the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act.
Terrisa Bukovinac, founder of PAAU, a liberal pro-life group, said that the law is being unevenly applied by the Biden administration. Bukovinac added, “In addition to prohibiting blocking access to abortion centers, the FACE Act includes similar protections for churches and pro-life pregnancy centers. Since the enactment of the FACE Act in 1994, 126 pro-life activists have been charged under the law as opposed to fewer than three pro-abortion advocates."
She continued, “This is despite the more than 70 instances of violence committed against churches and pregnancy centers, including firebombings since the overturning of Roe v. Wade."
If convicted, the defendants charged with conspiracy could face up to 11 years in prison and fines of up to $250,000, while others face up to a year in prison for the misdemeanor charges and fines of up to $10,000.
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