Democratic Prosecutors Pledge Not to Enforce GOP Abortion Restrictions – By Kaia Hubbard (US News) / May 27, 2022
While GOP lawmakers have rushed to press new anti-abortion measures, some Democratic prosecutors at the state and local levels are pledging not to enforce the restrictive laws.
Republican-controlled legislatures have moved with haste to pass a wave of controversial legislation severely restricting access to abortion, steamrolling ahead despite emotional pleas from Democrats and protesting constituents on the steps of statehouses. But in a matter of weeks, as the Supreme Court appears poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, the focus will likely shift from those making the laws to those enforcing them – or choosing not to.
Some district attorneys and attorneys general have, since a leaked Supreme Court draft opinion surfaced, been making their stance on abortion restrictions known. And in some cases, they’re pledging not to enforce their states’ restrictive laws.
District attorneys in Georgia, Louisiana, Texas and Tennessee have vowed not to prosecute either people seeking abortions or those providing the procedure, while attorneys general in Michigan and Wisconsin have said the same. Meanwhile, the issue is becoming a central one for those seeking to be elected to those offices this fall.
