{"id":61619,"date":"2015-03-26T11:51:01","date_gmt":"2015-03-26T15:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"\/news\/?p=61619"},"modified":"2015-03-26T12:15:32","modified_gmt":"2015-03-26T16:15:32","slug":"pro-life-leaders-arrested-at-freetheban-sit-in-held-at-john-boehners-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/pro-life-leaders-arrested-at-freetheban-sit-in-held-at-john-boehners-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro-life leaders arrested at #FreeTheBan sit-in held at John Boehner&#8217;s office"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pMh3I0UcwR8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Eight pro-life leaders were arrested yesterday by U.S. Capitol police during the #FreeTheBan sit-in event that took place at\u00a0House Speaker John Boehner&#8217;s office.\u00a0Event attendees knelt down and prayed outside of the office, blocking entry.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The act of peaceful civil disobedience was a response to House Republicans shelving <a title=\"H.R.1797 - Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act\" href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/113th-congress\/house-bill\/1797\" target=\"_blank\">The Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. <\/a>Representatives Jackie Walorski (R-IN) and Renee Elmers (R-NC) led a group of Republican congresswomen in protesting the bill&#8217;s requirement that sexual assaults be reported to authorities for rape and incest exceptions to apply.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been in this movement for 16 years from the moment I held this little aborted baby, and I\u2019ve never felt convicted to be arrested,\u201d\u00a0stated Jill Stanek, one of the event&#8217;s key organizers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve always felt my voice was well-heard, speaking and writing.\u00a0But when this bill failed to be brought forward on\u00a0Jan. 22, I was just so frustrated and disgusted with our Republican House leadership, that they would abandon these babies over political maneuvering.\u00a0I decided right then and there that I was willing to be arrested on behalf of this little baby that I held, and others like him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Operation Rescue President Troy Newman, also an event organizer, said, &#8220;We\u2019re here to sacrifice just a little bit of freedom to stand in solidarity with these children, and to help Speaker Boehner grow a spine.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The sit-in began as scheduled at 10:45 a.m. ET on March 25. 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