Imprisoned pro-life advocates set free

Nearly two dozen pro-life advocates who were convicted under the Biden administration have been set free.

The law was weaponised against peaceful protesters while vandals who attacked pro-life pregnancy centres have been ignored.

The peaceful pro-life advocates included 89-year-old Soviet concentration-camp survivor Eva Edl, who sat in her wheelchair praying at the entrance to an abortion facility.

In total, 23 pro-lifers were pardoned by newly inaugurated President Donald Trump.

The protestors faced sentences of up to ten years in jail after the Biden Administration’s Department of Justice added civil rights conspiracy charges to the cases. Some of those pardoned were serving years-long sentences.

Most were initially charged with allegedly blocking access to abortion clinics.

The prior administration weaponised the justice system against people peacefully expressing views against their progressive worldview.

While people like Eva Edl faced a harsh prison sentence for protesting peacefully outside abortion clinics, the vandals who violently attacked pro-life pregnancy centres got off “scot-free”, according to the Alliance Defending Freedom

President Trump’s pardon is more than just a legal correction; it’s a recognition of the disturbing double standard at play.

The government should not be in the business of punishing people for peacefully expressing their views with silent prayer and non-violent demonstration.

The US FACE Act or Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, originally intended to prevent violence at abortion clinics, has instead been weaponised against those who hold the wrong opinion.

Australia has its own “abortion zone” laws preventing peaceful protests near abortion clinics. These laws have been upheld by the High Court, which has found they do not breach the right to freedom of political communication implied in the Constitution. 

In the UK, people have faced criminal charges for displaying Bible verses and even for silently praying near abortion clinics.

The US pardons undo the wrongs in these individual cases. However, laws curtailing freedom of expression continue to be weaponised against peaceful citizens.

The law should be applied fairly and even-handedly to all people, regardless of their political views.