
(TheConservativeTimes.org) – Much to the extreme left’s discontent, President Donald Trump has showcased that he remains committed to protecting the unborn and defending the rights of pro-life activists.
Specifically, the president pardoned 23 brave anti-abortion protesters who were prosecuted for demonstrating peacefully outside abortion clinics.
“Twenty-three people were prosecuted who should not have been prosecuted. Many of them are elderly people. This is a great honor to sign this. They will be very happy,” declared Trump.
Announced just ahead of the annual March for Life in Washington, D.C., the pardons send a clear message that the Trump administration will not stand idly by while the radical left attempts to silence those who speak up for the sanctity of life.
These courageous individuals include Lauren Handy, who faced nearly five years in prison. The Biden administration targeted them for their unwavering defense of the unborn.
Trump also highlighted the injustice these pro-life warriors faced at the hands of a Democrat government intent on pushing its pro-abortion agenda.
The pardoned activists were convicted under the draconian Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act.
The 1994 law has been weaponized against peaceful protesters exercising their First Amendment rights.
This overreaching legislation criminalizes even the most non-violent forms of protest near abortion clinics, effectively creating a shield for the abortion industry.
Pro-abortion activities quickly jumped into the fray to condemn Trump’s pardons.
“Donald Trump on the campaign trail tried to have it both ways — bragging about his role in overturning Roe v. Wade while saying he wasn’t going to take action on abortion,” said Reproductive Freedom for All political and government relations vice president Ryan Stitzlein.
“We never believed that that was true, and this shows us that we were right,” he continued.
While pro-abortion advocates like Stitzlein attempt to paint Trump’s actions as contradictory, millions of Americans recognize this as another example of the president’s unwavering commitment to protecting the sanctity of life and religious freedom.
Trump’s pardons are a direct challenge to the Biden administration’s relentless assault on pro-life values and First Amendment rights.
Republican Senator Josh Hawley described the prosecutions as an assault on American principles.
He highlighted the urgent need to protect peaceful protesters from politically motivated persecution.
The Thomas More Society, which represented some of the defendants, argued that these individuals were “unjustly imprisoned” for standing up for their beliefs.
Despite attempts by liberal judges like U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly to justify these unjust prosecutions, the reality is clear: the Biden administration used the full force of the federal government to silence and intimidate pro-life activists.
Trump’s pardons serve as a powerful rebuke to this blatant abuse of power and a reminder that the fight for life and liberty continues.
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