Kerby Anderson

A recent report from the Justice Department documents the previous administration’s weaponization of the FACE Act against pro-life individuals and organizations. FACE stands for Freedom to Access Clinic Entrances and applies to both pro-abortion and pro-choice facilities.

Jeremy Dys (First Liberty Institute) explains that after the Supreme Court ruled in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson, “angry mobs took out their frustration on pro-life America” with spray paint threats of violence and with vandals “throwing Molotov cocktails at pregnancy care centers.”

The FACE Act should be applied to any “reproductive health center” whether it is pro-abortion or pro-life. The Justice Department “had the opportunity to deploy FACE evenly. A new report from the Office of Legal Policy at the U.S. Department of Justice reveals it did not.”

What is even more concerning is the fact that “the Biden DOJ routinely colluded with pro-abortion groups like Planned Parenthood and the National Abortion Federation.” He explained that rather than investigate these groups about how they obtained this personal information, the Biden administration used it to prosecute pro-lifers and then denied them the information they could have used in court.

It’s also worth noting that the FACE Act also protects houses of worship from violence. Despite pressure from the US Senate, the report documents that “the Biden DOJ did not pursue a single FACE Act case involving houses of worship during this time.”

The report highlights the selective enforcement of the FACE Act and what was an obvious abuse of power. It should never happen again.