GOP Lawmakers Call for Defunding of Federal Law Over Alleged Bias Against Pro-Life Activists

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland arrives for testimony before the Senate Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee in Washington on March 28, 2023. Win McNamee/Getty Images

Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) is calling for the defunding of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, alleging that the law has been weaponized against pro-life advocates.

In a letter to the drafters of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2024, Roy and other representatives requested that a provision banning “funding for the Department of Justice to implement the FACE Act,” (18 U.S. Code Section 248).