Trump pardoned Handy and her nine co-defendants: Jonathan Darnel of Virginia; Jay Smith, John Hinshaw and William Goodman, all of New York; Joan Bell of New Jersey; Paulette Harlow and Jean Marshall, both of Massachusetts; Heather Idoni of Michigan; and Herb Geraghty of Pennsylvania.

The charges in this specific case related to blocking access to a Sterling Heights clinic in 2020 so that patients and employees could not enter. According to a list provided by the society, the following people have now been pardoned: Joel Curry, Eva Edl, Chester Gallagher, Heather Idoni, Justin Phillips, Calvin Zastrow and Eva Zastrow.

President Trump has pardoned a pair of Massachusetts anti-abortion activists who were convicted and sentenced to federal prison for blocking a reproductive health clinic’s entrance.

US President Donald Trump has pardoned 23 anti-abortion activists, including some convicted of blockading a reproductive health clinic and intimidating staff and patients. The pardons were part of a round of executive orders signed by Trump on Thursday,

Trump pardoned nearly two dozen anti-abortion protesters who were charged with FACE Act violations, marking the latest in a series of clemency actions

U.S. President Donald Trump signed pardons for 23 anti-abortion protesters on Thursday, the White House said, including a set of people convicted of blockading a clinic entrance. The people had been tried for conspiring in 2020 to overrun a Washington reproductive health clinic and setting up a blockade to intimidate patients and staff.

The cases covered a range of circumstances, from pro-lifers' peaceful prayer to a forced entry that injured a nurse.

Trump granted pardons on his first day in office to hundreds of criminal defendants but left out anti-abortion protesters who were charged with the FACE Act.

The move came ahead of the March for Life, the annual anti-abortion rally in Washington where Vice President JD Vance is expected to address attendees.