Jury Deliberates Fate Of Six Pro-Lifers Facing 11 Years In Prison Over Peaceful Protest
Leif Le Mahieu • Jan 29, 2024NASHVILLE — The jury is set to deliberate on the fate of six pro-lifers who face 11 years in prison after being accused by the Department of Justice for a conspiracy against rights over a peaceful protest at a Tennessee abortion facility in March 2021.
On Monday, the fourth day of the trial, lawyers for the defendants and the Department of Justice delivered their closing arguments at the Fred D. Thompson federal courthouse in Nashville, Tennessee. The pro-lifers — Chet Gallagher, Coleman Boyd, Heather Idoni, Cal Zastrow, Paul Vaughn, and Dennis Green — are charged by the government of violating the FACE Act and conspiring against rights, a charge that could lead to 11 years in prison.
The charges stem from a protest that took place in a hallway outside of a Mount Juliet abortion provider on March 5, 2021. On that day, a group of demonstrators gathered on the second floor of an office building in the hallway outside the Carafem Health Center Clinic. The group prayed, sang hymns, and urged women showing up to the clinic to not get abortions.
During closing arguments, lawyers for the defendants noted the peaceful aspect of the event, which they referred to as a “rescue,” and said that the pro-lifers never conspired to oppress, threaten, or intimidate anyone at Carafem as the government alleges. . .
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That's eleven years in prison for peaceful assembly.