Sen. Josh Hawley urged the pardons in a conversation Thursday morning
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Donald Trump is expected to pardon pro-life activists convicted under the FACE Act during President Biden's administration in the coming days.
The pardons, first reported by The Daily Wire, would apply to activists convicted of protesting near abortion clinics during various demonstrations. The details and scope of the pardons have yet to be revealed.
Thomas Ciesielka, a spokesman for the pro-life law firm the Thomas Moore Society, confirmed plans for the pardon to Fox News Digital.
News of the plan comes just one day before the March for Life, an annual pro-life march that takes place in Washington, D.C.
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President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., had called on Trump to pardon activists convicted under the FACE Act since the president was sworn into office.
"No administration in history has targeted Christians like the Biden Admin. We saw one persecution after another, from shutting down churches during COVID to raiding pro-lifers homes at the crack of dawn. EVERY pro-life prisoner Biden wrongly imprisoned should be pardoned," Hawley wrote on X.
Biden prosecuted pro-lifers—including an 89-year-old concentration camp survivor—for singing hymns in a clinic hallway
— Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) January 23, 2025
And then Biden turned around & handed out pardons for criminal murderers on his last day in office
President Trump can & should right these wrongs pic.twitter.com/GggPSqMLs7
Hawley said he spoke with Trump about a potential pardon plan on Thursday morning, saying they had a "great conversation."
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Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, has also introduced legislation that would dismantle the FACE Act. Many lawmakers have argued that Democratic administrations have weaponized it against pro-life groups and Christians.
"97% of FACE Act prosecutions between the years of 1994-2024 were initiated against pro-life Americans; it is laughable to argue that the law hasn't been weaponized. Let's put H.R. 589 on the President's desk and end this once and for all," Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, said in a statement reacting to the pardon news.
Pro-life supporters march in Washington D.C., United States on January 20, 2023. (Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Trump also issued a blanket pardon for nearly all January 6 prisoners shortly after he took the oath of office.
Anders Hagstrom is a reporter with Fox News Digital covering national politics and major breaking news events. Send tips to
