PRESIDENT Donald Trump has issued a pardon for Bevelyn Beatty Williams, a prominent pro-life activist known for her outspoken and controversial methods of spreading the gospel.
Bevelyn Beatty Williams, a devout Christian and activist, first gained national attention for her bold demonstrations advocating for pro-life causes and Christian values.
She faced legal challenges after being prosecuted for public acts of protest, which included spreading religious messages and denouncing abortion.
She was sentenced to 41 months in prison for violating the Freedom Of Access To Clinic Entrances Act. in June 2020 under the Biden administration.
According to court documents, she was blocking people seeking to obtain abortions at a reproductive health centre in Manhattan.
Williams has consistently argued that her actions were expressions of her faith and her constitutional rights to free speech and religion.
In a related development, President Trump has signed an executive order prohibiting transgender women from being housed in men’s federal prisons.
He also ordered that any medical treatments related to gender transition be halted, according to a New York Times report.
The ban was part of a broader executive order by Trump aimed at limiting the federal government’s recognition of gender to an individual’s biological sex at birth.
The order also impacts transgender immigration detainees and is among the most concrete aspects of the broader initiative.
While Trump had imposed some restrictions on housing and medical care for transgender inmates during his previous term, this new order extends those limitations significantly.
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