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AG Kaul says he won't enforce Wisconsin's abortion ban

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U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge signs a 2019 law banning abortions. The law bans abortions except to save the life of the mother in a medical emergency. Gov. Asa Hutchinson says he doesn't plan to ask the Legislature to change Act 180.

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Associated Press News

Wisconsin's Evers looks for boost from anger over abortion

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's Democratic Gov. Tony Evers hopes to translate anger over the U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade into votes this fall as he vows

2 years ago·United States

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HuffPost

Some Prosecutors Say They Won’t Enforce Their States’ Abortion Bans

“Criminalizing and prosecuting individuals who seek or provide abortion care makes a mockery of justice; prosecutors should not be part of that,” dozens said.

2 years ago·United States

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Spectrum News

AG Kaul says he won't enforce Wisconsin's abortion ban

State's initial ban went into effect in 1849.

2 years ago·United States

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Bangor Daily News

Liberal prosecutors in conservative states vow not to enforce abortion bans

Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, more than half of all states are poised to ban abortion immediately, forcing hundreds of abortion providers to close their doors.Anticipating the legal tumult to come, Democratic county prosecutors, mayors and city council members in at least seven conservative states have vowed not to enforce strict abortion bans, arguing that their job is to protect, not harm, the public.In recent yea…

2 years ago·Bangor, United States

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The Daily Beast

Wisconsin Governor Says He’ll Stop State Abortion Ban From Being Enforced

Gov. Tony Evers said he would not appoint district attorneys who would enforce the ban.

2 years ago·United States

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Times Leader

Wisconsin’s Evers looks for boost from anger over abortion

By SCOTT BAUERMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s Democratic Gov. Tony Evers hopes to over the U.S. Supreme Court’s into votes this fall as he vows to fight a 173-year-old state abortion ban, including offering clemency to any doctor convicted and not appointing prosecutors who would enforce the prohibition.Evers, who won election in the battleground state four years ago by just over 1 percentage point, told The Associated Press ahead of his appe…

2 years ago·United States

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