Charges Dropped Against Six Pro-Life Activists After Pennsylvania Court Hearing

January 19, 2026

All misdemeanor charges against six pro-life activists have been dismissed following a special plea hearing at the Delaware County courthouse near Media, Pennsylvania.

Christianity Daily reports that six members of the pro-life advocacy group Red Rose Rescue were arrested after intervening at a Chester, PA abortion facility in July of 2025.

According to Red Rose Rescue, the intervention consisted of three pro-life counselors standing in a first-floor hallway to block access to the facility, while three other “rescuers” entered the waiting room and handed roses to pregnant women.

The six activists–Monica Miller, Eric Holmberg, Patty Woodworth, Will Goodman, Christy-Ann Collins, and Joan Andrews Bell–were arrested and held for several days in “a filthy overcrowded county prison before being released on bond” according to the organization.

Red Rose Rescue reported, “At that time, each rescuer was unjustly charged with two class D criminal misdemeanors — defiant trespass and disorderly conduct.”

Those charges were later dismissed after the activists entered “no contest” pleas and each of the defendants now will face no additional jail time, community service, fines, or probation.

Speaking before the court, Monica Miller stated, “The unborn have a right to exist and we want to work for a culture that accepts all human lives, made in the image of God.”

The six activists thanked their legal team of local lawyers as well as attorneys affiliated with the Thomas More Society for securing their victory.

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