Public Law 103-259
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Public Law 103-259 is a 1994 U.S. federal statute, known as the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, that criminalizes the use of force, threats, or obstruction to interfere with access to reproductive health services and places of worship.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Public Law 103-259 canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Congress
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United States federal statute ⓘ criminal law statute ⓘ |
| addresses |
blockades of clinic entrances
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threats and violence against clinic staff ⓘ threats and violence against congregants at places of worship ⓘ threats and violence against patients seeking reproductive health services ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
prevent intimidation of patients and providers
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prevent violence at reproductive health facilities ⓘ protect access to religious worship ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
conduct affecting places of religious worship
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conduct affecting reproductive health facilities ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | United States Code NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criminalizes |
physical obstruction to interfere with access to places of religious worship
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physical obstruction to interfere with access to reproductive health services ⓘ threat of force to interfere with access to places of religious worship ⓘ threat of force to interfere with access to reproductive health services ⓘ use of force to interfere with access to places of religious worship ⓘ use of force to interfere with access to reproductive health services ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1994-05-26 ⓘ |
| doesNotProhibit |
lawful expressive conduct that does not involve force, threat of force, or obstruction
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peaceful picketing ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 103rd United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | United States Department of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcronym | FACE Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasShortTitle | Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| legalBasisFor |
civil actions by the Attorney General for clinic access violations
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federal prosecutions related to clinic access obstruction ⓘ |
| legislativeResponseTo | escalating violence at abortion clinics in the early 1990s ⓘ |
| presidentAtEnactment | Bill Clinton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protects |
facilities providing reproductive health services
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persons exercising religious freedom at places of worship ⓘ persons obtaining reproductive health services ⓘ persons providing reproductive health services ⓘ places of religious worship ⓘ |
| providesFor |
civil remedies for violations
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criminal penalties for violations ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | 103-259 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope | nationwide within the United States ⓘ |
| signedBy | Bill Clinton ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
abortion clinic access
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religious worship access ⓘ reproductive health services ⓘ |
| typeOfRestriction | content-neutral time, place, and manner regulation (as interpreted by courts) ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1994 ⓘ |
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