Rosemary “Herb” Geraghty Archives

Pro-lifer John Hinshaw sentenced to one year in prison in DC FACE Act case

John Hinshaw was sentenced to 21 months in prison, minus the nine he has already spent in jail, in the second of Tuesday’s sentencing hearings for peaceful pro-lifer rescuers who blocked access to a late-term abortion center in DC.

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Calvin Freiburger

• May 14, 2024May 15, 2024

Pro-lifers worldwide urged to write to judge who will sentence FACE Act prisoners

Dr. Monica Miller of Citizens for a Pro-Life Society has published a request that readers 'flood' Justice Colleen Kollar-Kotelly with letters begging for clemency when the nine FACE Act prisoners are brought before her in mid-May.

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Dorothy Cummings McLean

• Apr 22, 2024Apr 23, 2024

How to send letters, money to pro-lifers jailed for FACE Act violations

Anti-abortion activists who conducted a rescue at a Washington, DC, late-term abortion facility in 2020 face up to a decade in federal prison each. You can write them letters and deposit money in their commissary accounts as they await sentencing.

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LifeSiteNews staff

• Oct 23, 2023Oct 24, 2023

Catholics urged to ask intercession of Polish martyr priest for pro-life prisoners

'Father Fidelis has a very strong devotion to him,' said New York pro-life advocate Theresa Bonopartis. 'And when all these rescues started happening, I said, 'We’ve got to pray to Blessed Jerzy.''

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Jim Hale

• Oct 19, 2023Oct 19, 2023

Pro-life leaders slam FACE Act convictions: ‘Embarrassment to our judicial system’

'This conviction is blatant abuse of political power,' Concerned Women for America CEO Penny Nance said of the conviction of five pro-life activists who blocked access to a late-term abortion center in Washington, D.C.

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LifeSiteNews.com

• Sep 7, 2023Sep 7, 2023

‘Fight is not over’: Defense attorneys vow appeal after pro-life rescuers found guilty in DC FACE trial

Thomas More Society senior counsel Steve Crampton said the jury was forced to make its decision based on an evidentiary record that was 'very narrow and constrained' and said his firm plans 'to vigorously prosecute an appeal on numerous issues.'

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Ashley Sadler

• Aug 30, 2023Aug 30, 2023

Pro-lifers gather to pray as verdict looms in DC FACE Act trial

Pro-lifers rallied outside the district courthouse in Washington, D.C. on Thursday to pray for the five pro-life activists currently standing trial on federal charges for blocking access to a late-term abortion clinic.

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Ashley Sadler

• Aug 25, 2023Aug 28, 2023

Pro-life rescuer objects to DC FACE Act prosecutor calling disabled unborn baby a ‘would-be child’

Prosecutor Sanjay Patel’s continued use of the phrase prompted pro-life defendant Geraghty to rebuke the attorney loudly, saying: 'I object to your characterization that a human being is a would-be child. That’s another human being!'

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Louis Knuffke

• Aug 24, 2023Aug 25, 2023

Jury in FACE Act trial not allowed to see shocking video of DC abortionist describing his work

Jurors were not allowed to see the 2013 undercover video that defendants say motivated their pro-life efforts. In the clip, notorious late-term abortionist Cesare Santangelo says a baby born alive would be left to die.

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Ashley Sadler

• Aug 23, 2023Aug 23, 2023

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Articles tagged Rosemary “Herb” Geraghty

Pro-lifer John Hinshaw sentenced to one year in prison in DC FACE Act case

Pro-lifers worldwide urged to write to judge who will sentence FACE Act prisoners

How to send letters, money to pro-lifers jailed for FACE Act violations

Catholics urged to ask intercession of Polish martyr priest for pro-life prisoners

Pro-life leaders slam FACE Act convictions: ‘Embarrassment to our judicial system’

‘Fight is not over’: Defense attorneys vow appeal after pro-life rescuers found guilty in DC FACE trial

Pro-lifers gather to pray as verdict looms in DC FACE Act trial

Pro-life rescuer objects to DC FACE Act prosecutor calling disabled unborn baby a ‘would-be child’

Jury in FACE Act trial not allowed to see shocking video of DC abortionist describing his work