So far, 84 district attorneys and other prosecutors, representing jurisdictions covering 87 million Americans, have pledged not to press charges against abortion patients or providers
Protestors participate in a rally on May 19, 2019 in Montgomery, Alabama. | Julie Bennett/Getty ImagesDozens of elected prosecutors across the country — including a number representing blue cities nestled inside red states — are pledging to not press charges against patients or providers over abortion in the wake of Friday’s Supreme Court ruling giving states full control over abortion policy..
But it’s still unclear what practical effect the prosecutors’ stand will have in each state. Abortion providers are already suspending procedures in a number of states with bans already written into statute,. Similar actions have taken place in Alabama, West Virginia and a slew of other states. Jefferson County, Ala., District Attorney Danny Carr, for example, is one of the letter-signers who pledged not to prosecute abortion patients or providers. Pima County, Ariz., District Attorney Laura Conover hasn’t signed on to the letter yet but has committed elsewhere not prosecute anyone assisting or receiving an abortion.
to celebrate the decision. Yet in Dallas County, where 2.6 million people live, District Attorney John Creuzot joined the chorus of prosecutors who have said they will not partake in criminalizing the procedure.
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