{"id":2259520,"date":"2024-06-04T13:17:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T17:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-sentences-75-year-old-woman-for-praying-at-abortion-clinic-taunts-horrified-husband-for-christian-faith-report\/"},"modified":"2024-06-04T13:20:02","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T17:20:02","slug":"judge-sentences-75-year-old-woman-for-praying-at-abortion-clinic-taunts-horrified-husband-for-christian-faith-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-sentences-75-year-old-woman-for-praying-at-abortion-clinic-taunts-horrified-husband-for-christian-faith-report\/","title":{"rendered":"A 75-year-old woman sentenced for praying at abortion clinic, taunts husband for his Christian faith: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/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%2Fjudge-sentences-75-year-old-woman-for-praying-at-abortion-clinic-taunts-horrified-husband-for-christian-faith-report%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=2259520&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--><p>The \u2063article highlights the incarceration of 75-year-old\u2062 Paulette Harlow for praying\u200d outside a \u2064D.C. abortion clinic, revealing underlying legal disparities. \u2064Harlow&#8217;s \u2062husband&#8217;s plea and the judge&#8217;s response reflect a poignant ordeal. The \u200bDOJ&#8217;s stance on reproductive health protests contrasts with its handling of left-wing activists, prompting scrutiny of justice priorities. The narrative underscores the systemic \u2064bias against conservative\u200b values within the U.S. legal system.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/sshort\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/sshort\/%20\"><span>Samuel Short<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 4, 2024 at 8:12am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>America\u2019s two-tiered justice system continues to rear its ugly head.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/us\/activists-who-blocked-dc-abortion-clinic-get-combined-23-years-in-prison\/ar-BB1nq2ZT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington Examiner<\/a>, 75-year-old Paulette Harlow was sentenced on Friday by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly to two years in prison for praying outside of a Washington D.C. abortion clinic four years ago.<\/p>\n<p>According to the pro-life group <a href=\"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/elderly-prolifers-husband-begs-mercy-prison\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Live Action<\/a>, Harlow\u2019s husband, John, delivered a statement to the court declaring he feared his wife would die behind bars without his care.<\/p>\n<p>Kollar-Kotelly\u2019s response, from Live Action\u2019s report, can only be described as a taunt; she said she hoped Harlow would \u201cmake an effort to remain alive\u201d as it was a \u201ctenet of [Harlow\u2019s] religion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Harlow along with other pro-life activists went to the Washington Surgi-clinic on Oct. 22, 2020, day to pray the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/childrens-show-host-invites-dylan-mulvaney-songs-littles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">children<\/a> of those expecting mothers who were seeking to end their lives would be saved.<\/p>\n<p>A total of nine people, including Harlow, were arrested on charges of violating the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/103rd-congress\/senate-bill\/636\/text\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Under the act, one cannot engage in, \u201cviolent, threatening, damaging, and obstructive conduct intended to injure, intimidate, or interfere with the right to seek, obtain, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/justice-department-promises-to-protect-texas-abortion-clinics\/\" title=\"Justice Department Promises To Protect Texas Abortion Clinics\">provide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-judge-suspends-s-c-new-abortion-ban\/\" title=\"Federal judge suspends S.C. new abortion ban\">reproductive health services<\/a><\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You can see police making the arrests of the pro-life activists below.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Here is a video of the protest this poor woman is going to prison for. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xDcchPfQ7R\">pic.twitter.com\/xDcchPfQ7R<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joel Berry (@JoelWBerry) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoelWBerry\/status\/1797623393912758415?\">June 3, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Prior to Harlow\u2019s sentencing \u2014 on May 15th \u2014 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/doj-makes-unprecedented-claim-withhold-biden-audio-tape-far-will-let-go\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Justice<\/a> released its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/seven-defendants-sentenced-federal-conspiracy-against-rights-and-freedom-access-clinic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">own statement<\/a> regarding the events of the day she was arrested. Seven of Harlow\u2019s fellow activists has been sentenced the day before.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe seven defendants executed an extensive blockade of a reproductive care clinic, including faking a patient appointment to enter the facility,\u201d Assistant Director Michael Nordwall of the FBI\u2019s Criminal Investigative Division said in the statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFACE Act violations are distressing to anyone attempting to safely access reproductive healthcare, and, in this case, unfortunately resulted in the physical injury of a nurse. The FBI continues our work to ensure everyone has unimpeded access to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-life-facilities-are-under-attack-a-top-doj-official-called-them-fake-clinics\/\" title=\"Pro-Life Facilities Are Under Attack. A Top DOJ Official Called Them \u2018Fake Clinics.\u2019\u00a0\">reproductive health care facilities<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Justice Department will continue to protect both patients seeking reproductive health services and providers of those services. We will hold accountable those who seek to interfere with access to reproductive health services in our country,\u201d Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department\u2019s Civil Rights Division said in the statement.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Should Paulette Harlow be freed?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The DOJ will approach protesters with zeal and efficiency when it\u2019s in the name of \u201creproductive health.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Why can\u2019t it be bothered to go after countless left-wing activists who plague our streets and harass us with destruction of property, violence, and murder?<\/p>\n<p>When rioters and terrorists take to the streets, they are celebrated as champions of all that is good.<\/p>\n<p>Democrat Rep. Maxine Waters infamously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ethics-complaint-waters-violence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told her supporters<\/a> to harass the Trump administration officials in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, the country saw countless examples of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/blms-mostly-peaceful-riots-cost-1000x-damage-jan-6-capitol-unrest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Black Lives Matter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/official-says-antifa-planning-anti-government-insurgency-long-george-floyd-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">antifa<\/a> terrorism after George Floyd\u2019s death as anyone looting, destroying, assaulting, and even killing was defended for expressing supposed righteous indignation over Floyd\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p>Not only politicians, but establishment media outlets bent over backward for these people. Remember <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cnn-mocked-labeling-kenosha-mostly-peaceful-footage-showed-opposite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN captioning<\/a> footage in Kenosha, Wisconsin, as \u201cfiery but mostly peaceful\u201d as buildings burned?<\/p>\n<p>These are the real criminals the DOJ should pursue. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bidens-america-praying-pro-lifers-may-face-prison-time-pro-abortion-fire-bomber\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Americans praying<\/a> that children are not murdered should not land high on its list of priorities.<\/p>\n<p>Harlow\u2019s case is a travesty and only further proves the U.S. justice system, in the hands of progressive Democrats, hates conservative values.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>I heard a chilling comment the other day: \u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>That wasn\u2019t said by a conspiracy theorist or a doomsday prophet. No, former U.S. national security advisor Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn said that to the founder of The Western Journal, Floyd Brown.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Gen. Flynn\u2019s warning means that the 2024 election is the most important election for every single living American. If we lose this one to the wealthy elites who hate us, hate God, and hate what America stands for, we can only assume that 248 years of American history and the values we hold dear to our hearts may soon vanish.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The end game is here, and as Benjamin Franklin said, \u201cWe must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>All of this means that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>, it\u2019s over. 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They lose control. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>A monthly Western Journal Membership costs less than one coffee and breakfast sandwich each month, and it gets you access to ALL of our content \u2014 news, commentary, and premium articles. You\u2019ll experience a radically reduced number of ads, and most importantly you will be vitally supporting the fight for America\u2019s soul in 2024.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We are literally counting on you because without our members, The Western Journal would cease to exist. Will you <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>join us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  in the fight? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Sincerely,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-45824\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/sshort\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-45824\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-45824\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-45824\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>  Sam Short is an Instructor of History with Motlow State Community College in Smyrna, Tennessee. He holds a BA in History from Middle Tennessee State University and an MA in History from University College London. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a disturbing case of a two-tiered justice system, 75-year-old Paulette Harlow faced a two-year prison sentence for praying outside a Washington D.C. abortion clinic. 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