Justice Department Indicts Eight Abortion Clinic Protesters For Face Act Violations

The Justice Department on Wednesday indicted eight people under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act. The FACE Act makes it a federal crime to use or threaten to use force to "injure, intimidate or interfere" with a person seeking reproductive health services. Convictions of FACE Act violations carry up to 11 years in prison and up to $350,000 in fines.