BACKGROUND: Pro-abortion Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has introduced an amendment to S.256, the Bankruptcy abuse Prevention Act, which would deny peaceful pro-life protesters penalized under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE) the right to declare bankruptcy in order to avoid financial ruin.

Under the FACE Act, abortion clinics can bring civil lawsuits against pro-life protesters for physically obstructing access to the clinic, even if the obstruction is completely non-violent (prayer, silently holding a sign, etc.) Many protesters have been heavily fined and have sought relief through the bankruptcy laws.

Pro-life groups have successfully fought Schumer's mean-spirited efforts for five years. If heads of corporations and others who have been subject to court-ordered fines and sanctions can seek to protect their families' assets in bankruptcy court, pro-lifers who peacefully protest the killing of unborn babies must retain the same right.