Tag: FACE Act

House GOP Says Politics Is Behind Lack of Consequences for Pro-Abortion Extremists

With attacks on pro-life organizations around the country on the rise, Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee have charged that the Department of Justice is unequally enforcing the law to the detriment of such groups. “Politics is driving the agenda in far too many agencies in our government, and today, it’s not limited to presidential…


LIVE NOW: House Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing on ‘Revisiting the Implications of the FACE Act’

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government holds a hearing on”Revisiting the Implications of the FACE Act” at 10:00 a.m. ET on May 16 to “examine recent attacks on pregnancy centers, pro-life facilities, and the Biden Administration’s use of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act.” Mark Houck, pro-life advocate;…


House Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing on ‘Revisiting the Implications of the FACE Act’

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government holds a hearing on”Revisiting the Implications of the FACE Act” at 10:00 a.m. ET on May 16 to “examine recent attacks on pregnancy centers, pro-life facilities, and the Biden Administration’s use of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act.” Mark Houck, pro-life advocate;…


‘They’re Still Killing People’: Man Defends Right to Speak for Unborn Babies

Just weeks after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade last June, Calvin Zastrow, A pro-life sidewalk preacher, walked on the public sidewalk in front of an abortion facility in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He was one of about 40 people there the morning of July 13, 2022, and, as Zastrow paced back and forth…


GOP Lawmakers Call for Defunding of Federal Law Over Alleged Bias Against Pro-Life Activists

Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) is calling for the defunding of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, alleging that the law has been weaponized against pro-life advocates. In a letter to the drafters of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2024, the representatives requested that a provision…


Interpretation of FACE Act Will Be Tested in Trial of Pro-Life Advocate

Commentary You would think that after the Supreme Court ruled 6–3 last June, in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, that there’s no federal constitutional right to abortion, the federal government would mostly bow out of the abortion arena, leaving the issue to the states to regulate legislatively. But that would underestimate the federal government…


The Well-Timed War Against Pro-Lifers

Commentary ​Early in the morning of Sept. 23, a team of FBI agents suddenly appeared at the home of Catholic pro-life activist Mark Houck in rural Kintnersville, Pennsylvania. According to Houck’s wife, Ryan-Marie, the FBI squad, numbering about 25 people, emerged from about 15 vehicles and swarmed on the family’s front lawn, sporting helmets, shields,…


EXCLUSIVE: Pro-Life Activists Arrested on Federal Charges Speak Out

Some of the pro-life activists who were charged with violations of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act this week are speaking out. Federal authorities announced charges on Oct. 6 against 11 activists who blocked a clinic in Tennessee in 2021. All of the activists were charged with violating the law. Known as the FACE…


Arrest of Catholic Pro-Life Speaker A ‘New Low’ for Justice Department: Attorney

The lead attorney in the case involving pro-life speaker Mark Houck said that sending a team of heavily armed federal agents to his client’s home to arrest him in front of his wife and children on Sept. 23 represents a “new low” for the U.S. Department of Justice. “Regular law-abiding citizens should not fear 20…


FBI Raid of Catholic Pro-Life Speaker a ‘New Low’ for Justice Department: Attorney

The lead attorney in the case involving pro-life speaker Mark Houck said that sending a team of heavily armed federal agents to his client’s home to arrest him in front of his wife and children on Sept. 23 represents a “new low” for the U.S. Department of Justice. “Regular law-abiding citizens should not fear 20…