The FACE Act, or Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act of 1994, is a federal law that criminalizes violence, threats, obstruction, and property damage intended to interfere with someone’s access to reproductive health services or religious worship. It was enacted in 1994 to protect reproductive health clinics from blockades, vandalism, and violence. It specifically protects reproductive health clinics from damage or destruction and ensures access for patients and providers.
This law also includes ensuring safe access to fertility clinics. It is your right to be able to walk into your fertility clinic free of harassment, violence or blockage from the entrance. Since its enactment, the FACE Act has been instrumental in reducing such violence and ensuring safe access to care.
There is a bill that was introduced earlier this year in the House of Representatives to repeal the FACE Act, and it is now waiting to be discussed in the House Judiciary Committee. RESOLVE is very concerned about this news, and we are monitoring it closely, but we need you to act now. It’s time that Congress heard that this law is important to our community. The recent targeted bombing of a fertility clinic in Palm Springs makes it clearer than ever that we need more protections for patients and providers, not fewer.
Contact your Representative and urge them to oppose any efforts to repeal the FACE Act. Emphasize the importance of protecting safe access to reproductive health care, including fertility treatments. No one should fear for their safety while trying to seek care to build their family.
