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Anti-Abortion Activists Found Guilty of Illegally Blocking Clinic, Including One Found With Fetuses

  • Five anti-abortion activists were convicted of illegally blocking access to a women's health clinic in Washington D.C. in 2020.
  • The group used chains and locks to blockade the clinic for around 3 hours before police forced them to disperse.
  • They were charged under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, a federal law prohibiting obstruction of reproductive health services.
  • One of the convicted activists, Lauren Handy, was previously found in possession of 5 fetuses in her home, which she claimed came from medical waste.
  • The defendants face up to 11 years in prison and $350,000 fines for their crimes.
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