U.S. President Donald Trump pardoned 23 anti -abortion activities, some of which were convicted for blocking reproductive health clinics and intimidating staff and patients.
These forgiveness is part of Trump’s round of administrative orders signed on Thursday, which is one of his several administrative orders in the first week of his president.
Trump claims that these convictions are “ridiculous”, but people of abortion rights said that the move was evidence of his opposition to abortion.
The command was released on the day before the anti -abortion protesters will go to the Washington Special Economic Zone to participate in the annual “Life Parade”, and the president will speak through a video link.
In 2020, Trump became the first president who personally participated in the rally, although George W. Bush and Ronald Reagan also delivered remotely.
The vice president JD Vance will attend in person.
Since 1974, the Supreme Court was one year after the abortion was legalized in the Roy Valley case, and the rally was held in the US capital every year.
The abortion right has always been a key issue in the recent presidential campaign. The court overturned the ruling in 2022.
When signing the pardon, Trump talked about these activities, “They should not be prosecuted. Many of them are the elderly … it is my honor to sign this pardon. They will be very happy. “
According to US media reports, one of the pardon is Lauren Handy, the leader of Paau, the leader of the Anti -abortion Uprising.
The gang was convicted for attacking a reproductive health clinic in Washington in 2020 and prevented him from entering the intimidation patients and staff. The members forcibly broke into the surgery clinic, injured a nurse, and stayed in it for several hours.
Handy was convicted in August 2023 and was sentenced in May 2024.
Her supporters welcomed the pardon, saying that these convictions were politically.
Susan B. Anthony American Anti -abortion Organization Chairman Martari Dannan Fernethe said that the protesters were the goal of the Ministry of Justice led by Joe Biden. Essence
However, abortion activists said that the forgiveness confirmed their faith, that is, Trump was anti -abortion, although Trump stated during the presidential campaign that whether abortion was allowed to be determined by various states.
Ryan Stezletin, who “everyone enjoys reproductive freedom” in the National abortion right, told the Associated Press: “Donald Trump tried to dual prongs during the campaign -boasting that he was overthrowing the Roy’s sue Wade case. At the same time, he said that he would not take action on abortion.
“We never believe this is true, which indicates that we are right.”
