Rep. Chip Roy (R-Tex.) has introduced legislation to repeal the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, a federal law that was seldom used prior to June 2022, when Roe V. Wade was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court. Sen. Mike Lee, a Utah Republican, plans to lead companion legislation in the Senate.
Since the landmark ruling that overturned Roe V. Wade, the landscape on the frontline of abortion has changed and numerous pro-life sidewalk counselors and so-called rescuers have been charged under the act.
