Bill > S223

This bill, called the "Restoring the First Amendment and Right to Peaceful Civil Disobedience Act of 2025", seeks to repeal Section 248 of Title 18 in the United States Code, which currently governs the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act. The FACE Act historically prohibited individuals from using force, threat of force, or physical obstruction to injure, intimidate, or interfere with people seeking or providing reproductive health services. By repealing this section, the bill would eliminate federal protections that previously prevented obstruction or harassment at medical facilities providing reproductive healthcare. The repeal would apply to any ongoing or future prosecutions from the date of the Act's enactment, effectively removing legal restrictions on actions that might previously have been considered interference with clinic access. This proposed legislation could potentially have significant implications for access to reproductive healthcare services by removing federally mandated protections against obstruction or intimidation.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/223/all-info