South Carolina anti-abortion activist Steven Clark Lefemine convicted under FACE Act for blocking Planned Parenthood entrance.

A West Columbia man, Steven Clark Lefemine, has been found guilty of violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, the first such conviction in South Carolina. Lefemine, an anti-abortion activist, sat in front of the entrance to Planned Parenthood South Atlantic in Columbia on November 15, 2022, blocking access to the facility. The FACE Act establishes criminal penalties for those who block access to any facility that provides reproductive health care services, including abortions.

March 12, 2024
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