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| Lauren Handy, left, is a leader of the Progressive Anti-Abortion Uprising. She was photographed outside the address on Wednesday as investigators removed items from the basement in bags and coolers. (Photo by= Reuters) |
[아시아뉴스통신=레악카나 기자] Five fetuses have been discovered in a Washington home reportedly belonging to an anti-abortion activist, police say. Lauren Handy, 28, is a leader of the Progressive Anti-Abortion Uprising (PAAU) group and describes herself as a "Catholic anarchist", BBC reported.
Police said they were investigating a "potential bio-hazard material" when the fetuses were found. Ms. Handy was separately indicted on Wednesday for forcing entry into an abortion clinic in 2020. She told local news outlet WUSA9 that "people would freak out when they heard" what was inside the containers being seized. Washington police said they could not confirm if the home where the fetuses were found was in fact Ms. Handy's. However, two law enforcement officials told the Washington Post that the house was where Ms. Handy was arrested and had lived or stayed.
According to a separate federal indictment issued on Thursday, Ms. Handy made an appointment at an abortion provider, the Washington Surgi-Clinic, for 22 October 2020 under the name Hazel Jenkins, saying she wanted an abortion. They are also charged with violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE) for using force to interfere with the clinic's services. If convicted, they each could face up to 11 years in prison and a fine of up to $350,000 (£266,000).
