NATION : Abortion Foe Opts for Jail Over Fine
ATLANTA — Anti-abortion activist Randall Terry was fined $1,000 today for a sit-in at a clinic during the Democratic National Convention last year--but chose two years in jail rather than pay.
Fulton County Judge John Bruner had told Terry, leader of the group Operation Rescue, he would suspend a two-year jail term on condition Terry pay a fine, stay out of the Atlanta area and not violate Georgia law.
But Terry, 30, told the judge, “In good conscience, I cannot pay the fine.” He contends he committed no crime because he was trying to save unborn children.
“That’s entirely up to you, sir,” replied the judge.
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