President Trump urged to pardon 76-year-old grandmother, others in prison for pro-life activism

Steve Crampton, a senior counsel at the Thomas More Society, told Fox News Digital that it is "absolutely vital" these activists be pardoned to restore equality under the law.  

"We hope by President Trump's actions here that he will restore some sanity and rule of law to the approach of the Department of Justice and the FBI, but also help move this culture back toward a culture of life rather than one of death," said Crampton. "This small act on his part would, in fact, serve to kind of ignite a momentous movement toward restoring a respect for life in this nation that's so desperately needed."

Now that Trump is back in the White House, the Thomas More Society believes he can restore justice for these 21 activists and, in so doing, help restore confidence and trust in the justice system among the American people.

"In my lifetime, I've never seen a president honor his campaign promises the way this president has," said Crampton. "So, we're very hopeful that he will do so again in this case. And for these people who are really just salt of the earth, the best kind of folks that ought to be in their communities doing good rather than behind bars." 

One activist, Heather Idoni, 59, who was sentenced to two years, has undergone serious health difficulties and suffered a minor stroke while in prison.

Also facing prison time is 89-year-old Eva Edl, a survivor of a communist concentration camp, who has been active in the pro-life movement for decades.

"We must restore the rule of law," he went on. "The questioning of Mr. Trump's Cabinet appointees this past week, ironically enough, from the left, points again and again, back to the need not to single out political opponents for prosecution and so forth."

"We have recently undertaken a disrespect for the rule of law that has undermined any respect for authority in general, let alone the law in particular," he said. "So, I really think that this also is a small step back to restoring that absolutely essential respect for the rule of law that we must have if America is to survive."