The husband of pro-life activist Joan Andrews Bell wrote about her and their marriage a year after she was incarcerated for violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act while protesting late-term abortions.
Joan Andrews Bell, 76, this year was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison, as CatholicVote previously reported. She was arrested in August 2023 after peacefully praying inside of an abortion clinic, according to the National Catholic Register.
In a September 5 article for Crisis Magazine, Christopher Bell quoted the ancient phrase “absence makes the heart grow fonder,” and wrote that the adage “has never been truer for me.” Christopher was unable to see his wife in person for nine months. He was only able to talk to her on the phone for up to 20 minutes at a time. Now, he is able to visit her on occasion, surrounded by guards.
He wrote, “How easy it is to laugh with Joan, even in her bright yellow prison suit.” […]
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