Tue Sep 12, 2023 – 2:52 pm EDT
WASHINGTON, D.C. (LifeSiteNews) — Three pro-life activists currently on trial in Washington, D.C. for taking part in a “traditional rescue” at a notorious late-term abortion facility in 2020 expressed faith and firmness of resolve even while potentially facing more than a decade behind bars.
Pro-life rescuers Joan Andrews Bell, 74; Jonathan Darnel, 40; and Jean Marshall, 72; spoke to their supporters outside the district courthouse in Washington, D.C. on Monday, the opening day of their trial following jury selection last week.
“I just want to say thank you for being here,” Bell said. “Thank you for all of you who are praying for the little babies and for our case.”
Taking the podium, Marshall asked pro-lifers to “unite” with them, even if they don’t understand the rescue movement or cannot take part in it.
Darnel urged supporters to recognize the importance of the rescue movement and discounted the significance of being faced with a potential jail sentence, arguing that incarceration isn’t “the end of your life or the end of your effectiveness.”
“It’s just jail, a normative part of following God in a nation that hates Him,” he
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