Trump-backed push to repeal FACE Act gains steam post-Dobbs

Published June 24, 2025 6:06pm ET



Three years after the Supreme Court decided Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the post-Roe v. Wade landscape has triggered sweeping efforts to unwind what conservatives see as years of federal overreach. This Washington Examiner series, Aftershocks of Dobbs, examines how activists, lawmakers, and courts are shaping the next phase of the abortion fight. Part 2 looks at how Republicans and the Trump administration are working to reverse what they call the Biden-era weaponization of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act against anti-abortion advocates.

Three years after the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson decision returned abortion regulation to the states, Republicans in Congress and the Trump administration are moving to dismantle what they say was a coordinated weaponization of federal law against anti-abortion activists under former President Joe Biden.

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