Life Advocates Call to Protect Justice and Impeach Merrick Garland
Who: Activists from Progressive Anti-Abortion Uprising, Heritage Action, and community members from across the political and ideological spectrum
What: Press conference and rally
When: Wednesday, Oct. 5th, 2022, 11AM ET
Where: U.S. Department of Justice Headquarters, Washington D.C.
Why: Merrick Garland’s weaponization of the United States Department of Justice has led to the unjust targeting of nonviolent anti-abortion activists such as Mark Houck, Father Fidelis, Lauren Handy and others. Alternatively, Garland’s Justice Department has allowed violent pro-abortion groups to continue their terrorization of churches and pregnancy centers across the country.
As of yesterday, there have been at least 16 peaceful pro-life advocates indicted by Garland’s F.B.I. under the F.A.C.E. (Freedom to Access Clinic Entrances) Act in 2022 alone!
While the F.A.C.E. Act is used to target, harass, and intimidate pro-life activists, it was also intended to protect churches and pregnancy centers. Yet while pro-abortion advocates have actively and intentionally violated F.A.C.E. when blocking churches and literally fire-bombing pregnancy centers, there has not been a single indictment brought on behalf of these institutions.
This discrimination must end. Protect Justice. Impeach Garland.
Press contact: Caroline Taylor Smith carolinesmith@paaunow.org 919.525.4431