John Rutherford presses Merrick Garland on protections for churches, pregnancy centers

John Rutherford presses Merrick Garland on protections for churches, pregnancy centers

How much is the Joe Biden administration doing to protect religious conservatives and abortion opponents? That’s the question posed by U.S. Rep. John Rutherford to Attorney General Merrick Garland. At issue for the Jacksonville Republican and some of his colleagues in the House: whether the executive branch is committed to enforcing the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act. That legislation, passed 30 years ago, bans “intentionally i…