New York Attorney General Letitia James announced last week that she has filed suit against the anti-abortion group Red Rose Rescue and various of its members seeking to enjoin them from physically interfering with persons seeking abortions or providing abortion services. The complaint (full text) in People of the State of New York v. Red Rose Rescue, (SD NY, filed 6/8/2023), alleges in part:
8. Red Rose Rescue is an anti-abortion group whose members conspire to illegally trespass into private medical facilities that perform abortions and shut down or physically obstruct the provision of all reproductive health services, refusing all requests to leave by staff and law enforcement.
9. Criminal trespass at reproductive health facilities is not incidental to Red Rose Rescue members’ activism, but rather is the core mission of their group.
The complaint alleges violations of the federal Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act and New York's Clinic Access Act. In addition to injunctive relief, the suit also seeks damages and civil penalties. Catholic News Agency reports on the lawsuit.
