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Trump Pardons 23 Pro-Life Activists

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The president signed the pardons on the day before the March for Life to be held in Washington, D.C., according to the Thomas More Society.

President Donald Trump issued pardons for 23 pro-life activists on Thursday, fulfilling a promise he made during the presidential campaign.

Trump signed the pardons on Thursday in the Oval Office of the White House on the day before the March for Life to be held in Washington, D.C., according to the Thomas More Society.

Last week, the religious-liberty law firm petitioned the incoming president to issue 21 individual pardons for pro-life advocates who were arrested for violating the federal Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act and “Conspiracy Against Rights” statute while peacefully engaging in protests at abortion facilities.

Several of those convicted and imprisoned were elderly and in poor health.

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The president signed the pardons on the day before the March for Life to be held in Washington, D.C., according to the Thomas More Society.

President Donald Trump issued pardons for 23 pro-life activists on Thursday, fulfilling a promise he made during the presidential campaign.

Trump signed the pardons on Thursday in the Oval Office of the White House on the day before the March for Life to be held in Washington, D.C., according to the Thomas More Society.

Last week, the religious-liberty law firm petitioned the incoming president to issue 21 individual pardons for pro-life advocates who were arrested for violating the federal Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act and “Conspiracy Against Rights” statute while peacefully engaging in protests at abortion facilities.

Several of those convicted and imprisoned were elderly and in poor health.

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Why did he pardon them instead of declaring them innocent? Pardoning implies admission of guilt. But they are not guilty: what they were doing is protected by First Amendment.
 
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Last week, the religious-liberty law firm petitioned the incoming president to issue 21 individual pardons for pro-life advocates who were arrested for violating the federal Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act and “Conspiracy Against Rights” statute while peacefully engaging in protests at abortion facilities.
 
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Why did he pardon them instead of declaring them innocent? Pardoning implies admission of guilt. But they are not guilty: what they were doing is protected by First Amendment.
And what changes for them if he says they're innocent? A pardon is actually actionable and frees them.
 
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