Activists who blocked DC abortion clinic get combined 23 years in prison

Published May 31, 2024 8:13pm ET



An activist who participated in a blockade at an abortion clinic in Washington, D.C., in 2020 was sentenced to two years in prison on Friday, bringing the combined sentences of the 10 defendants involved in the incident to 23 years.

Paulette Harlow, 59, and nine others attended what they described as a “rescue” at the clinic that involved using chains, bike locks, and ropes to block the clinic entrance for more than two hours.

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