freedom of access to clinic entrances act
Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act. A 1994 federal statute that provides for criminal sanctions, private civil causes of action, and civil action by the U.S. Attorney General against a person who uses force, threat of force, or physical obstruction to injure, intimidate, or interfere with a provider or patient of reproductive services or who damages a reproductive-services facility. — Abbr. FACE.