The Justice Department announced Wednesday indictments against eight pro-life activists stemming from a protest at a Michigan abortion clinic, the latest charges in the Biden administration’s post-Roe crackdown.
on conspiracy and violations of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act in connection with an August 2020 protest at the Northland Family Planning Clinic in Sterling Heights.
Mr. Gallagher advertised the protest on social media, and he and Mr. Curry livestreamed the incident. An “uncharged co-conspirator” recorded the protest and said the group was “going over to stand in front of the door” of the clinic and “interpose,” the indictment said. At least three of the defendants are already facing federal charges. Mr. Gallagher, Ms. Edl, Ms. Idoni, Mr. Zastrow and Ms. Zastrow were accused of blockading an abortion clinic in March 2021 in Mount Juliet, Tennessee, the department said in an October pressThe charges come with the Justice Department stepping up its enforcement of the FACE Act in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s June 24 decision overturning Roe v. Wade, drawing criticism from abortion opponents.
81 pro-life offices and pregnancy centers since the Supreme Court draft opinion was leaked May 2, according to the CatholicVote tracker.
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