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Day 21 of the 40 Days for Life Blogathon
FACE Act is a law that helps protect abortion clinics by prosecuting prohibited behavior as a federal crime. Below are behaviors that are prohibited by the FACE Act (wiki, thanks) and coverage from the Rachel Maddow Show on the law.
Prohibited behaviors
Blocking a person’s access to the entrance of a facility
Impairing cars from entering and/or exiting a facility
Physically stopping people as they are trying to walk toward an entrance or through a parking lot
Making it difficult or dangerous to get in and/or out of a facility
Trespassing on the property of a facility
Committing any act of violence on a clinic employee, escort or patient
Vandalism
Threats of violence
Stalking a clinic employee or reproductive health care provider
Arson or threats of arson
Bombings or bomb threats
Not prohibited
Protesting outside of clinics
Distributing literature
Carrying signs
Shouting (as long as no threats are made)
Singing hymns
Enforcement
Clinton Administration: Brought about 10 prosecutions per year under FACE
Bush Administration: Brought only about 2 proesctions per year under FACE
NPR coverage of Obama and the FACE Act
In other words, anti-choice legislators do not enforce laws to protect clinics as well as pro-choice legislators I know, surprising right?!
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