Reason Why President Trump Released Women Arrested Under Biden for Protesting at Clinic

President Donald Trump pardoned 23 pro-life individuals convicted under the Biden administration for demonstrating at abortion clinicsThe pardons include elderly activists and those with medical conditions, highlighting Trump’s commitment to pro-life causesPro-life organizations praised the pardons, calling them a necessary correction to what they see as unjust prosecutions

President Donald Trump has pardoned 23 anti-abortion individuals who were convicted by Joe Biden’s Department of Justice for praying inside or demonstrating at abortion clinics.

On Thursday, Trump stated, “Twenty-three people were prosecuted, they should not have been prosecuted. Many of them are elderly people — they should not have been prosecuted. This is a great honor to sign this.”

Reason Why President Trump Released Women Arrested Under Biden for Protesting at Abortiion Clinic
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Lengthy Sentences for Peaceful Protests

During Biden’s time in office, peaceful pro-life protesters received lengthy sentences for demonstrating at abortion clinics.

The former president used the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act to add felony conspiracy charges to what would have been minimal sentences.

Notable Cases

Joan Bell, a 76-year-old Catholic woman, was sentenced to two years in prison for demonstrating at an abortion clinic and staging a rescue mission at the Washington Surgi-Clinic, run by Cesare Santangelo, who is notorious in pro-life circles for allegedly embracing late-term abortions.

Paulette Harlow, a 75-year-old grandmother with diabetes and Hashimoto’s disease, was also hit with felony charges for causing a disturbance inside an abortion clinic in Washington, D.C.

She was sentenced to two years and was on house arrest due to her poor medical condition before being pardoned this week.

Reactions to the Pardons

“President Trump’s pardon today of pro-life activists unjustly imprisoned under President Biden is a great credit to his legacy,” said Tommy Valentine, president of the pro-life organization CatholicVote.

He expressed hope that Trump would direct his Department of Justice to evenly enforce the FACE Act against violent pro-abortion extremists who have been attacking pregnancy resource centers and churches for years.

Additional Pardons

Other individuals pardoned by Trump include a group of pro-lifers who sang hymns and prayed in front of an abortion clinic in Nashville, Tennessee, in 2021.

They were given sentences of six months to three years for “unlawfully obstructing access to reproductive health services,” according to the DOJ. Beverly Williams, a mother of a 2-year-old, and John Hinshaw, a grandfather whose two grandchildren were born while he was in jail, were also among those pardoned.

Pro-Life Organizations’ Response

“When pro-lifers are unfairly targeted, and punished excessively, for their peaceful protests, then presidential pardons are a must,” said pro-life organization Heartbeat International in a statement on Friday.

“We are grateful for President Trump’s effort to right the wrongs of the activist Biden administration.”

Trump Pardons Over 1000 Individuals

Henzodaily.ng reported that hours after his inauguration, President Donald Trump issued pardons to nearly all individuals charged in connection with the January 6th U.S. Capitol riot.