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BidenrCOs war on the pro-life movement
His DOJ weaponized the FACE Act

Commentary
By Editorial Board - The Washington Times - Thursday, April 16, 2026
OPINION:

Democrats are always whining about how President Trump is politicizing
the administration of justice, but it was his predecessorrCOs war on the pro-life movement that provided the most egregious example of this.

A just-released 882-page report by the current Department of Justice
documents how President BidenrCOs Justice Department practically became an auxiliary of pro-choice activists.

The documentation includes emails showing how a department task force rCo
set up Attorney General Merrick Garland the month after Roe v. Wade was overturned rCo worked closely with groups such as the Planned Parenthood Federation of America (the nationrCOs leading abortion provider), the
Feminist Majority Foundation and the National Abortion Federation to
monitor, investigate and charge their opponents.

Its weapon of choice was the 1994 Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances
(FACE) Act, which prohibits blocking access to abortion clinics and
houses of worship.

On average, Biden prosecutors sought 26.8-month prison sentences for
pro-life defendants but only 12.3-month sentences for pro-choice defendants.

One of the Justice DepartmentrCOs targets was pro-life activist Mark
Houck, a Catholic father of seven who was arrested by an FBI SWAT team
and led away in handcuffs in front of his family. Mr. Houck was charged
with pushing a clinic escort who was harassing his son. He was acquitted
at a federal jury trial and later reached what is rumored to be a
six-figure settlement with Mr. GarlandrCOs department.

Sanjay Patel, in the Justice DepartmentrCOs Civil Rights DivisionrCOs
criminal section, even offered to serve as a reference to help the
National Abortion Federation receive a private grant to enhance security
at abortion clinics.

TIMESMYView all
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against pro-lifers
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Democrats: Who are you calling rCysoft on fraudrCO? Overall, Mr. BidenrCOs Justice Department brought charges against 26
pro-life activists in 2022 alone.

The report also details how the department rCLoften ignored and downplayed vandalism and attacks against pregnancy resource centers or houses of worship.rCY

Apparently, nothing was too petty or vindictive. This included blocking
the planned 2021 March for Life rally on the National Mall. The excuse
was the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, even though there was no
connection between the two.

Mr. Patel was fired Monday, along with three other federal prosecutors
who handled FACE cases under Mr. Garland.

rCLThis Department will not tolerate a two-tiered system of justice,rCY
acting Attorney General Todd Blanche declared.

Lady Justice is blindfolded for a reason. She looks neither right nor
left. She doesnrCOt have an ideology or a cause other than the impartial administration of justice. That should be the aim of every administration.

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SadlyOrwellian
Hall of Famer
The legacy of the worst President in the history of America just went
down another notch. How low can he go?


Americanumber1
Top Commenter
BidenrCOs thankfully been done for more than a year; letrCOs move along and get to todayrCOs business already like the war in Iran.


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