Pro-Life Woman Arrested at Planned Parenthood for Handing Out Brochures - LifeNews.com
A pro-life activist was arrested while distributing pregnancy resource pamphlets on a public sidewalk outside a Planned Parenthood abortion center in San Francisco.
The arrested is being called a violation of First Amendment rights of pro-life Americans to protest abortion or help women find alternatives.
Anastasia Rogers, an organizer with the pro-life group Survivors San Francisco, was handcuffed and taken into custody Thursday after a security guard at the abortion giant alleged “threatening language” in an Instagram post she made about her sidewalk outreach, Pro-Life San Francisco said in a statement.
Officers also cited a prior warrant related to the federal Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, according to Survivors.
Rogers was booked and held pending arraignment but was released from jail around 7 p.m. that evening, Pro-Life San Francisco said Friday.
“Yesterday, I was arrested for my pro life work at Planned Parenthood, specifically for social media content made …