Republicans target FACE Act: Few laws have been used to target ideological opponents in a more one-sided manner than the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act. Passed in 1994, the law has been used primarily as a legal apparatus to go after pro-life advocates who protest outside of abortion facilities. During the Biden administration, the use of the FACE Act has been one of the more obvious examples of the weaponization of government against Americans. Biden's Justice Department used the FACE Act a total of 24 times against 55 defendants — and against pro-life activists in every instance. Furthermore, as Representative Chip Roy (R-TX) notes, "To this day, the FACE Act has never been used in defense of the church since it was passed. And when the DOJ does prosecute pro-abortion activists, the vigor with which they pursued and penalized these individuals pales in comparison to the penalties faced by pro-life advocates." This is why Roy recently introduced HR 5577, a measure to repeal the FACE Act. It's time for Congress to repeal this abusive law that's a blatant violation of the First Amendment.
