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Four more pro-life activists convicted under FACE Act

April 3, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 3, 2024 / 15:30 pm (CNA).
Four pro-life activists have been convicted of violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act and now face prison time and thousands of dollars… […]

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Trump accuses Biden of ‘persecuting’ Catholics

March 1, 2024 Catholic News Agency 6

Former president Donald Trump accused the Biden administration of "weaponizing the government," and targeting Catholics and pro-life advocates. / Credit: Shutterstock

CNA Staff, Mar 1, 2024 / 17:00 pm (CNA).
Former President Donald Tr… […]

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Six pro-life activists convicted of federal FACE Act charges, face over a decade in prison

January 31, 2024 Catholic News Agency 15

Pro-life activists protest the incarceration of nine activists charged with FACE Act violations on Jan. 19, 2024. / Credit: Tyler Arnold/CNA

CNA Staff, Jan 31, 2024 / 10:40 am (CNA).
Half a dozen pro-life activists on Tuesday were found guilty … […]

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Six pro-lifers face FACE Act charges in Tennessee, could see 11 years in jail

January 26, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

Pro-life activists are facing federal charges for protesting abortion at the Carafem Health Center Clinic in Mount Juliet, Tennessee. / Credit: Ichabod|Wikimedia|GFDL

CNA Staff, Jan 26, 2024 / 16:30 pm (CNA).
Six pro-life activists are on trial… […]

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Pro-life progressives make their voices heard at March for Life

January 19, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

Pro-life progressives rally for the unborn at the March for Life in front of the Supreme Court on Jan. 19, 2024. / Credit: Tyler Arnold/CNA

Washington D.C., Jan 19, 2024 / 19:15 pm (CNA).
Although the pro-life movement is most commonly associat… […]

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2023 witnessed continued attacks on pro-life pregnancy centers, churches

December 29, 2023 Catholic News Agency 2

Vandalism of a pro-life display outside St. Paul Catholic Church in Fenton, Missouri on Oct. 3, 2023. / Credit: Katherine Burns

CNA Staff, Dec 29, 2023 / 06:00 am (CNA).
Pro-life institutions continued to be targets of pro-abortion attacks in 2… […]

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Elderly pro-life activist with ‘significant medical issues’ convicted on FACE Act charge

November 16, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

Washington Surgi-Clinic on F St. NW in Washington, D.C. on April 7, 2022. / Credit: Katie Yoder/CNA

CNA Staff, Nov 16, 2023 / 18:00 pm (CNA).
An elderly woman could face up to 11 years in prison after she was found guilty Thursday of participat… […]

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Mark Houck and wife sue FBI and DOJ for malicious prosecution: Era of targeting pro-lifers ‘is over’

November 8, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

The Houck family / Credit: Thomas More Society

CNA Staff, Nov 8, 2023 / 14:27 pm (CNA).
Months after being unanimously acquitted of all charges against him, Catholic father and pro-life activist Mark Houck and his wife Ryan-Marie Houck filed la… […]

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Acquitted pro-life activist Mark Houck announces run for Congress

August 4, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

Mark Houck talks to reporters outside the U.S. District courthouse in Philadelphia with his lawyers, Peter Breen (left), Brian McMonagle (right), and Andrew Bath (background) following his acquittal on two charges of violating the FACE Act, Jan…. […]

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FACE Act charges brought against college student in Ohio pregnancy center attack

July 11, 2023 Catholic News Agency 2

The Bowling Green Pregnancy Center in Bowling Green, Ohio, was vandalized in a “Jane’s Revenge” graffiti attack on April 15, 2023. / Bowling Green Pregnancy Center

Boston, Mass., Jul 11, 2023 / 14:05 pm (CNA).
Federal charges have been filed ag… […]

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