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The Face Act - The Freedom of Access to Clinics
Earlier this month, two people in Florida were arrested and faced quite serious charges. Their alleged violation was no more than graffiti but the reason they face up to 12 years in prison is that they were arrested under a very specific law. In the 90s, there was a real peak in really violent extremist right-wing actions against abortion clinics throughout the US. There'd be blockades with chains and cars, thousands of people and in the same era you had assassinations.