The Biden administration continued its crackdown on pro-lifer protesters this week as it announced a lawsuit against two pro-life organizations and seven pro-life activists.
The lawsuit accuses the pro-lifers of violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act during two protests at abortion facilities in Ohio in June 2021. If convicted, the defendants could face tens of thousands of dollars in fines.
“Obstructing people from accessing reproductive health care and physically obstructing providers from offering it are unlawful,” said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. “Congress passed the FACE Act 30 years ago this month in response to acts of violence, threats of violence and physical obstruction at reproductive health clinics in our country.”
The defendants include the organizations Citizens for a Pro-Life…