{"id":2170731,"date":"2024-02-07T19:50:01","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T00:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-life-leaders-urge-republican-leadership-to-repeal-face-act-after-conviction-of-peaceful-pro-lifers\/"},"modified":"2024-02-07T19:52:20","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T00:52:20","slug":"pro-life-leaders-urge-republican-leadership-to-repeal-face-act-after-conviction-of-peaceful-pro-lifers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-life-leaders-urge-republican-leadership-to-repeal-face-act-after-conviction-of-peaceful-pro-lifers\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro-Life Leaders Call for Repeal of FACE Act Following Conviction of Peaceful Activists"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpro-life-leaders-urge-republican-leadership-to-repeal-face-act-after-conviction-of-peaceful-pro-lifers%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2170731&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A \u200dCoalition of Pro-Life \u200dLeaders Urges House Republicans to Repeal the FACE Act<\/h2>\n<p>A coalition of passionate \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/march-for-life-charts-course-for-biden-administration\/\" title=\"March for Life Charts Course for Biden Administration\">pro-life leaders<\/a> is calling on House Republican\u200c leadership to take immediate action and repeal the FACE Act. This\u200c urgent plea comes in the wake of the conviction of six \u2064pro-lifers who peacefully demonstrated\u200d at a Tennessee abortion facility, facing up to 11 years in federal prison.<\/p>\n<p>The letter, obtained exclusively by The Daily Signal, is addressed to House Speaker Mike \u200cJohnson (R-LA) and House \u200bJudiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH). It implores them to introduce\u200d legislation\u2062 that would repeal the FACE Act, a law\u200b from the Clinton era that \u2064criminalizes\u2062 the use of force or threats of force to impede access to abortion facilities.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIn the aftermath of additional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americans-remember-the-48th-annual-march-for-life\/\" title=\"Americans remember the 48th annual March for Life\">pro-life activists<\/a> being convicted\u2064 by the Biden administration under the FACE Act for peacefully \u200dprotesting \u200boutside\u2064 an abortion business, we respectfully urge you to take \u200dimmediate legislative action to protect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-had-better-pass-federal-pro-life-laws-if-they-ever-want-to-be-elected-again\/\" title=\"Republicans Had Better Pass Federal Pro-Life Laws If They Ever Want To Be Elected Again\">peaceful pro-life activists<\/a> from the Biden administration\u2019s weaponized Department of Justice and an unconstitutional law,\u201d\u200b the letter, headed up by conservative group Advancing American Freedom, said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The letter is signed by\u2064 prominent pro-life\u2064 advocates including Kristan Hawkins \u2062of\u2063 Students for Life of\u200c America, Tom\u200b McClusky of CatholicVote, Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council, Tom Brejcha of the Thomas More Society, Ryan Anderson of the Ethics and Public Policy \u200cCenter, Lila Rose of Live Action, and Penny Nance of Concerned Women for America.<\/p>\n<p>Highlighting the fact that the FACE Act has\u200c primarily been used to prosecute pro-lifers, the letter emphasizes that\u200d the law was also intended to protect churches and pregnancy centers.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe believe\u200d that the FACE Act is unconstitutional,\u201d the letter\u200c said. \u201cIt wrongly usurps police\u200d powers reserved to the \u200bstates by the Constitution and allows the Department of Justice to swoop in to punish its \u2062political enemies, rather \u2062than equally applying the law.\u2064 Additionally, the FACE Act protects abortion, when taking the life of the \u2063unborn is no \u2063longer and never rightly was a \u2062constitutional right.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1706370777182000&#038;usg=AOvVaw1rZs278QeRErxuxwtCwcq8\">CLICK HERE\u2063 TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Following the conviction of Chet Gallagher, Coleman \u2064Boyd, Heather Idoni, Cal Zastrow, Paul Vaughn, and Dennis Green, calls to repeal the FACE Act have grown louder. \u2064These \u200dindividuals \u200cnow face over ten years in prison and substantial fines for violating the FACE Act and conspiring against rights secured by\u2063 the FACE, as determined by\u200d a federal court jury in\u200d Nashville.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The six were\u200c indicted by the\u200b Department of Justice after a protest that took place in a hallway outside of \u2063a Mount Juliet abortion provider on March 5,\u200d 2021. On that \u200dday, a \u200bgroup of demonstrators gathered on the second floor of an office building in the hallway outside \u200cthe Carafem Health Center Clinic. The group prayed, sang hymns, and urged \u2063women showing up to the clinic not\u2063 to get abortions.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Efforts to repeal the FACE Act\u200d have been previously introduced by Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) and Sen. \u200cMike Lee (R-UT), and there are ongoing initiatives to renew \u200bcongressional \u2063consideration.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How \u2063does the broad language and vague definitions \u2062of the FACE Act potentially infringe on the \u2063free\u2064 expression and \u2063activism of\u2062 pro-life activists?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Or America, among others.<\/p>\n<p>The coalition argues that the\u2063 FACE Act violates the First Amendment rights\u2062 of\u200c pro-life \u2062activists, who\u2064 are simply exercising\u200c their\u2063 freedom\u2063 of\u2063 speech and assembly \u200dto peacefully protest against \u2064the injustice\u200b of abortion.\u2064 The Act\u2019s broad language\u2062 and vague \u2063definitions allow for\u2062 a wide interpretation, resulting in the suppression of free expression and\u200c activism.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the recent convictions of the Tennessee\u200c pro-lifers highlight the Biden administration\u2019s disregard for the rights of pro-life \u200bindividuals. The overly aggressive prosecution of peaceful protesters sends \u2062a chilling message to all pro-life activists across the country, instilling a fear that their legal activities will \u200bbe\u2063 unjustly persecuted. It is alarming that these individuals face the possibility of such\u200d severe sentences for \u200cengaging in peaceful demonstrations.<\/p>\n<p>The coalition stresses that the right to peaceful protest is a cornerstone \u200bof American \u2062democracy,\u2063 and it is essential\u2062 that\u200c the government\u2064 upholds and \u2064protects this right for all citizens, regardless \u2063of their stance on abortion. The freedom \u2062to\u200b express\u200b opposition to a particular issue is\u2062 crucial for the healthy functioning of a democratic society.<\/p>\n<p>Repealing the FACE Act would not eliminate lawful restrictions on\u200c protest activities. Laws\u2064 already exist to prevent violence and harassment, and law enforcement agencies have the authority\u2064 to \u200bintervene in situations where laws are being broken. The coalition simply advocates for a fair and just system that\u200c respects \u200bthe rights of both pro-life activists and those seeking access to abortion facilities.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, the coalition argues that\u200b the FACE Act unfairly targets pro-life activists,\u200b as \u200dit places restrictions on their ability to peacefully\u2064 protest at abortion \u2062facilities, while \u200dother political demonstrations are\u200b allowed to occur freely. This inconsistency in treating different\u200b types of protests violates the principle of equality before the law and undermines \u2063the concept of justice.<\/p>\n<p>The pro-life leaders also express concern that the FACE Act is being weaponized by the \u2062Biden administration \u200cto suppress the \u200dpro-life movement. This weaponization \u200dof the law to target individuals who peacefully\u200c advocate for the rights of the unborn is a disturbing abuse of power and a violation of the democratic values that our \u2063nation holds \u200ddear.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the\u2062 coalition of pro-life \u2062leaders urgently calls on House Republicans to repeal the FACE Act and protect the \u2063rights\u200c of peaceful pro-life activists. The Act\u200d serves as an\u200d unconstitutional barrier to the exercise of free speech and \u2062assembly and unfairly targets those who \u200cadvocate for the rights of the unborn. Repealing this law would \u2062restore justice and uphold the fundamental principles of democracy, ensuring that all citizens can engage in peaceful \u2064protest without fear of prosecution or suppression.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A group of pro-life leaders is urging House Republicans to repeal the FACE Act after six pro-lifers were convicted for peacefully protesting at a Tennessee abortion facility. 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