DETROIT—Two pro-life activists on trial for protesting a Michigan abortion facility back in 2020 spoke about their Christian faith Monday as the trial moved to closing arguments.
Chester Gallagher and Heather Idoni invoked their faith on the final day of argumentation for the trial of seven pro-life activists, which began on August 9. The seven, who were targeted by the Biden administration’s Justice Department, are on trial for allegations that they violated the FACE Act and engaged in a “conspiracy against rights.”
Both Gallagher and Idoni opted to represent themselves, meaning that they were able to present arguments in their own defense with help from lawyers standing by. Gallagher is being aided by Steve Crampton of the Thomas Moore Society.
Idoni, who has been incarcerated for months over a conviction on similar charges, began by reading from Proverbs 24:10-12 which…
