Another Elderly Pro-Life Activist Sentenced to Two Years in Prison
Paulette Harlow, an elderly woman with a debilitating medical condition, was sentenced to 24 months in jail Friday.
Paulette Harlow, an elderly woman with a debilitating medical condition, was sentenced to 24 months in jail Friday.
Joan Andrews Bell, a 76-year-old Catholic, who was sentenced to two years and three months in prison, shared a statement in which she vowed to continue advocating for the unborn and called on others to join her in prayer.
Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s 10-page report on the memo that was condemned by the U.S. bishops, along with many Catholic leaders, was released Thursday.
The four activists — Eva Edl, 87; Eva Zastro, 24; James Zastro, 25; and Paul Place, 24 — were convicted of FACE Act violations in federal court on Tuesday for a protest held at a Tennessee abortion clinic in March 2021.
The DOJ indicated in its announcement that its findings apply to all U.S. prisons.
Trial centers on a 2021 blockade of an abortion facility.
One year after the FBI’s Richmond office sent out a memorandum outlining an investigation into traditionalist Catholics, a Latin Mass was held in the U.S. Capitol with the support of House Speaker Mike Johnson and two other Republican members of the House.
The lawsuit notice points out that the FBI and DOJ ignored the fact that, as a volunteer at the Community Women’s Center of America pregnancy center, he had equal standing under the FACE Act, among other concerns related to violation of his rights.
Texas Republican Rep. Chip Roy and 25 House Republicans introduced a resolution Tuesday.
EDITORIAL: We should be concerned that the FBI is on its way to becoming an agency of intimidation wielded against the Catholic faithful of our nation whenever any member speaks out against abortion and gender ideology.
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