Published on June 2, 2024, 12:40 am
[{"TLDR": "The U.S. Department of Justice has sentenced Paula Harlow, 75, to a two-year prison term for violations of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act. Harlow was involved in a conspiracy to block access to an abortion clinic in Washington D.C. Eight co-conspirators also received penalties, including Lauren Handy who got a five-year sentence for her actions at multiple Ohio-based abortion facilities. The FACE Act, which criminalizes obstructions to reproductive health services, is being criticized by Republicans such as Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) who believes it's being weaponized against Americans across the political spectrum."}]}
In recent breaking news, the United States Department of Justice has issued the final sentencing in a complex case involving alleged violations of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act. According to trusted news sources, Paula Paulette Harlow, aged 75 and hailing from Kingston, Massachusetts, has received a two-year sentence for what is purported as her participation in a conspiracy aimed at thwarting pregnant women’s access to an abortion clinic situated in Washington, D.C.
Harlow serves as the last defendant sentenced amidst the DOJ’s dogged prosecution of nine named co-conspirators. The majority also face penalties upwards of two years. This judgment follows several months after reports brought to light convictions against six defendants charged with performing peaceful protests at Tennessee-based abortion facilities in 2021.
Detailed evidence and real news confirm that on October 22, 2020, Lauren Handy along with co-conspirators Jonathan Darnel, John Hinshaw, William Goodman, Jean Marshall, Joan Bell, Herb Geraghty, Heather Idoni including Paula Harlow among others forcefully intruded upon the clinic premises. Supposedly obstructing entrance with their bodies and other barriers such as furniture, chains and ropes; this assembly broadcasted live from their blockade at the clinic.
The court noted that these acts explicitly violated FACE Act regulations by using physical constraints to harm or intimidate both employees and a patient who were either providing or obtaining reproductive health services.
Lauren Handy is another conspicuous name receiving notable punishment due to her engagement in similar actions at multiple Ohio-based abortion facilities. On May 14 she secured an imprisonment term nearly five years long coupled with three years supervised release for participating in these civil rights conspiracies within D.C.
Other specific sentences include those laid out against seventy-six-year-old Joan Bell (27 months), Jean Marshall–aged 74–who’ll serve two years behind bars. Jay Smith from New York was the only defendant to plead guilty at trial, and consequently sentenced to ten months in prison with a supervised release period of three years.
President Joe Biden extends his stern stance on pro-life demonstrators throughout his time in office, all while upholding promises to defend abortion rights. The FBI’s Washington Field Office engaged alongside the Metropolitan Police Department and Pittsburgh’s branch of the FBI to investigate this controversial demonstration that took place at a D.C. clinic.
Numerous instances point towards Biden’s DOJ resorting to leveraging the FACE Act against key figures in the pro-life movement. The Act–which President Bill Clinton signed into law 30 years ago–draws intensified scrutiny from several Republicans including Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX). They argue for repealing the said Act as they see it being “weaponized against normal, everyday Americans across the political spectrum,” challenging its adherence to a Christian worldview.
Original article posted by Fox News
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