The Case of Paulette Harlow
By Ray Ross
On July 24th during questioning of FBI Director, Christopher Wray, by the House Oversight Committee regarding the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump, Representative Chip Roy of Texas asked Wray if he was familiar with the case of Paulette Harlow. Wray said he was not familiar with the case, although the case has been all over the news.
Once apprised of the case, Wray stated that since Dobbs, the FBI has focused on attacks on pro-life facilities. Roy countered with statistics that showed that was not the case.
On July 25th, Paulette Harlow, a 75-year old with severe health issues, began a 24 month sentence in a Texas jail. She was involved in a sit-in at a Washington, D.C. abortion clinic. Along with the 9 other pro-life advocates they prayed the rosary and sang hymns. They were convicted under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act. Those convicted received sentences of 21 months to four years.
Prior to the trial, the FBI conducted a seven-state sting operation that included middle of the night raids using battering rams and drawn guns. During jury selection, four of the jurors stated in response to a questionnaire that they were strongly pro-abortion and two admitted to donating to Planned Parenthood. Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly sitting in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that those jurors would be allowed to sit because the trial was not about abortion but “whether clinics that provide (reproductive care) should operate free of interference.”
The FACE act states: “Whoever by force or threat of force of by physical obstruction intentionally injures, intimidates or interferes with or attempts to injure, intimidate or interfere with any person because that person is or has been, or in order to intimidate such person or any person, or any class of persons from, obtaining or providing reproductive health services.”
The FACE Act passed Congress in 1994 and was signed into law by President Bill Clinton.
At no time in the trial were the defendants credited with trying to save human life. At a time when we see criminals literally get away with murder, rape and robbery, and when protestors (e.g., ANTIFA and Black Lives Matter) commit acts of violence, destroy property, and tear down statues and go unpunished, the FBI, the Department of Justice and pro-abortion judges have no problem with throwing the book at pro-life champions. God help us!