Thu Jun 22, 2023 – 4:22 pm EDT
NEW YORK (Thomas More Society) –A group of peaceful pro-life advocates sits in the crosshairs of the Attorney General of New York, who has filed baseless charges against the group for alleged violations of the federal Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act. Thomas More Society attorneys are defending the advocates, who call themselves the Red Rose Rescue, against Attorney General Letitia James’ efforts to penalize the group for exercising their First Amendment rights to speak against abortion.
The lawsuit filed June 8, 2023, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York claims that when Fr. Fidelis (Christopher) Moscinski, Matthew Connolly, William Goodman, Laura Gies, John Hinshaw, and other unnamed individuals participated in peaceful sit-ins at several abortion facilities, they violated the FACE Act and the state’s equivalent New York Clinic Access Act.
Thomas More Society senior counsel Christopher Ferrara explained why these charges are false and unfounded.
“Neither FACE nor the New York Clinic Access Act prohibit peaceful, non-violent activity like sit-ins, but are targeted against the use of force, threats of force, or physical obstruction in order prevent access to
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