Six pro-lifers face up to 10 years in prison for abortion protest
Good job. Now give them the maximum jail time and fines.
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Six pro-life activists each face up to a decade in prison after being convicted of violating federal law for a protest at an abortion clinic in Tennessee, a victory for the Biden administration in what foes have decried as a politically motivated crackdown on the pro-life movement.
A federal jury in Nashville found the six defendants guilty of violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act during their March 2021 demonstration outside the Carafem Health Center Clinic in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, described by prosecutors as a “clinic blockade.”
“These defendants are being held accountable for unlawfully obstructing access to reproductive health services,” U.S. Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke said after Tuesday’s verdict. “The Justice Department will continue to enforce the FACE Act to protect the rights of those who provide and those who seek access to such services.”
The protesters—Chester Gallagher, Heather Idoni, Calvin Zastrow, Coleman Boyd, Paul Vaughn and Dennis Green—also were found guilty of felony conspiracy. They face a maximum of 10-and-a-half years in prison and fines of up to $260,000.
The six are scheduled to be sentenced on July 2, although their attorneys are expected to appeal.
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