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Pro-Life Activist Sentenced to Nearly 5 Years in Prison for Abortion Clinic Blockade

‘For her efforts to peacefully protect the lives of innocent preborn human beings, Ms. Handy deserves thanks, not a gut-wrenching prison sentence’: attorney
Pro-Life Activist Sentenced to Nearly 5 Years in Prison for Abortion Clinic Blockade
Pro-life activist Lauren Handy speaks at a news conference in Washington, on April 5, 2022. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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5/14/2024|Updated: 5/14/2024
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Pro-life activist Lauren Handy has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison for leading a group of fellow activists to blockade a clinic that performs abortions.

In an opinion and memorandum issued on May 13, U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly sentenced Ms. Handy to 57 months in prison (in practice lowered to 48 months due to time already served), plus three years of probation and a monetary fine.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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