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Hopeful Signs for Pro-Life Speech in Columbus, Ohio<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By: Alexandra Snyder, originally published September 12, 2024, LifeLegal.org<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier this year, we told you about Alicia Healy, an African American pro-life stalwart in Columbus, Ohio.  With your invaluable help, we lent our support to Alicia\u2019s federal lawsuit in response to egregious public actions against her free speech rights. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lawsuit has yet to be resolved, but the news on the case is good \u2013 better than pro-lifers typically expect.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alicia was arrested on May 1, 2020, at the Planned Parenthood Surgical Center in Columbus.  In accordance with the practices recommended by her Christian church tradition, she had taken a \u201cJericho Walk\u201d around the abortion business. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the close of her walk, she crossed an unmarked grassy lot that appeared to be public property.  Afterward, she was accosted first by a murder mill deathscort and then by Edward Chung, a uniformed officer of the Columbus Police Department acting as private security for Planned Parenthood. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, this sort of thing is not an unusual side gig for off-duty cops. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a brief statement of cause \u2013 which was manifestly inaccurate \u2013 Chung grabbed Alicia\u2019s arm and dragged her back onto the property.<\/strong>  Then he cuffed her and called on-duty officers.  Alicia was confined in a police cruiser but eventually released on site. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Days later, Chung filed a complaint charging Alicia with criminal trespass.  She incurred legal expenses and had to appear in court on multiple occasions. <\/strong> The damage to her reputation was used to undermine her 2020 campaign for Franklin County GOP Chairman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the case against Alicia was completely without merit, and prosecutors dismissed charges without trial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From decades of experience, we can say that his pattern constitutes a common tactic of local law enforcement with ties to the child murder industry.  Though they know they can\u2019t make charges stick, they nonetheless use them to intimidate activists.<\/strong>  When charges are dropped, they expect pro-lifers to go home suitably discouraged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead, Alicia sued for violation of her constitutional rights. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So far, the case has gone well for Alicia.<\/strong>  Depositions have been completed for Alicia and for her husband, for six pro-life witnesses, and for five representatives of the Columbus Police Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Witnesses for the City were forced to concede two important points: <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n