On October 5, 2023, firebombed pro-life medical network CompassCare filed a civil Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrance Act (FACE) complaint against pro-abortion extremists in U.S. District Court, Western District of New York—Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo presiding. The Chicago-based public interest law firm, Thomas More Society, is acting as unofficial legal counsel while Ganguly Brothers, PLLC, is representing CompassCare.
CompassCare CEO, Rev. Jim Harden says, “It is ridiculous that as pro-life citizens we are forced to do the job of both the FBI and DOJ. The FBI refused to investigate so we hired private investigators. The DOJ refuses to indict, so we brought FACE charges.”
Harden joins us now to discuss these actions further.
Q&A:
- Tell us more about the FACE Act and why you chose to file a civil FACE complaint.
Answer: On October 5, 2023, CompassCare filed a civil Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrance Act (FACE) complaint against pro-abortion extremists in U.S. District Court, Western District of New York. The FACE Act has been used almost exclusively to attack pro-life people and, as long as it remains the law of the land, it should be enforced equally.
- What can you share about the perpetrators?
Answer: The lawsuit alleges that the defendants “violated the FACE Act by engaging in illegal conduct intended to prevent or attempt to prevent women from obtaining reproductive healthcare services provided by CompassCare.” This is a text-book case of a FACE Act violation, and one of the attackers already pled guilty to disorderly conduct on September 15. However, the DOJ did not charge her with a FACE Act violation.
- Why hasn’t the DOJ filed a criminal FACE complaint against these defendants or any of the other attackers of pro-life pregnancy centers?
Answer: The DOJ is abdicating its duty to enforce the law equally. Since August of 2022, I’ve been saying that the Civil Rights Division of the DOJ, headed up by known BLM Antifa sympathizer Kristen Clarke, is intentionally deprioritizing investigations into crimes against pro-life organizations.
- What is the status of the lawsuit?
Answer: A summons was issued by the Court to two defendants on Thursday, October 5.
- You’ve said in the past that the FACE Act is unconstitutional. Rep. Chip Roy has introduced legislation to repeal the law. Why would CompassCare file under FACE?
Answer: The FACE Act is unconstitutional on its face but, as long as it remains the law of the land, it must be enforced equally. Despite assurances under oath to the Senate Judiciary Committee that the DOJ is enforcing the FACE Act equally for both abortionists and pro-life medical centers, America’s chief law enforcement officer, AG Merrick Garland, refuses to indict those who attack pro-life pregnancy centers while leveraging the power of federal law enforcement against peaceful, pro-life citizens.
- What has Garland’s response been to these accusations?
Answer: Now under threat of impeachment for this dereliction of duty, in a recent press conference Garland said, “…some have chosen to attack the integrity of the Justice Department, its components and its employees by claiming that we do not treat like cases alike.” He claimed allegations constitute an attack on democracy.
- What do you have to say to the FBI who still hasn’t found the two arsonists who firebombed CompassCare in June of 2022?
Answer: It is ridiculous that as pro-life citizens we are forced to do the job of both the FBI and DOJ. The FBI refused to investigate so we hired private investigators. The DOJ refuses to indict, so we brought FACE charges.” There have been over 300 pro-abortion domestic terror attacks on pro-life entities since the leak of the Dobbs decision and only one conviction.
- Where can people go to learn more about CompassCare?
Answer: Go to CompassCareCoimmunity.com.
Rev. James Harden, M.Div., is CEO of firebombed pro-life medical network, CompassCare. He has one wife and ten children.
Rev. Harden says, “Money follows morality.” He is raising the alarm regarding corruption in federal law enforcement and public policy in a post-Roe America. He writes extensively on medical ethics, executive leadership, and pro-life strategy, predicting Dobbs in 2018 and the death of the “Red Wave” in 2022.
Contact: Jerry McGlothlin 919-437-0001 or geraldmcg@outlook.com.
