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  "textContent": "In front of the House Judiciary Committee, Prof. Jessica Waters gave a forceful defense of the FACE Act and pushed back on efforts to recast clinic blockades as protected speech.\n\n\"People should be able to seek medical care, and medical professionals should be able to provide it, without fear of violence or intimidation. This is an issue that warrants a federal remedy.\"\n\nThe post The FACE Act Is Settled Law, Despite Efforts to Reframe It appeared first on Ms. Magazine.",
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