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Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act  

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  • Introduced by Democrats Senator Edward Kennedy and Representative Charles Schumer, the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act was passed with bipartisan support and signed into U.S. law by President Bill Clinton in 1994. The act prohibits vandalism of clinic property and using “force or threat of force or… physical obstruction” to attempt to or actually injure, intimidate, or interfere with anyone obtaining or providing reproductive health services. [Source: Encyclopedia of Gender and Society; Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act]

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