President Trump pardons 23 people convicted of violating the FACE Act
Presidential pardon of 23 people who were convicted of violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE Act). Many of those pardoned were serving prison sentences for physically blocking patients from accessing their doctors. Some of the offenses committed include breaking into clinics, stealing fetal tissue, and accosting pregnant patients. Six of the people pardoned had blocked patients from entering a Michigan healthcare clinic that the Center for Reproductive Rights represents. Read our statement here.