Weekly Pulse: FACE the Facts

By: Wednesday May 5, 2010 10:42 am

In 1993, anti-choice extremists murdered a doctor, burned 12 buildings, set off a bomb, and blockaded 66 abortion clinics. The following year, President Bill Clinton signed the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act. FACE made it a federal crime to obstruct a clinic or intimidate patients and providers.

40 Days of Harassment: Anti-choicers Avoid Self-Reflection During Lent

By: Tuesday February 23, 2010 6:34 am

On Ash Wednesday, anti-choicers kicked off the “40 Days for Life” protests, so believers can avoid focusing either on their own sin and or their own mortality by demanding others give life against their will.

Written by Amanda Marcotte for RHRealityCheck.org – News, commentary and community for reproductive health and justice.

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