Prosecutors argued that the activists organized a blockade and used chains and locks to barricade the abortion clinic. In the process, prosecutors alleged that a nurse was injured and women were unable to access the clinic through the front entrance.
“Some simply kneeled and prayed at Santangelo’s facility, some passed out pro-life literature and counseled abortion-minded women, and others roped and chained themselves together inside the facility,” according the Handy’s attorneys from the Thomas More Society, which has represented other pro-life activists like Mark Houck and David Daleiden.
If this is true, then she should be willing to accept her punishment.
If you break the law during your protest, then be prepared to accept the consequences. AGE doesn’t matter. Your health is no excuse either.
I am 100% pro life. Only exception is “the LIFE of the mother” if that is what she chooses.
You can “legally” protest at abortion clinics. Blocking the entrance and roping yourselves together in the lobby are not legal ways of doing it and they all KNEW THAT.
Thanks for the information. My concern is anything done on private property without permission, whether my house or a private business is illegal. The law has to respect private property.
I 100% support any non-violent activity on public property.