More Georgia district attorneys say they won’t prosecute people who seek or provide abortions. At least seven prosecutors in the state have so far joined a group of dozens of other prosecutors across the United States in taking that position since the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade.
The Fair and Just Prosecution group has issued a letter, updated Monday, against enforcing abortion bans, saying that would erode trust in the criminal justice system, siphon needed resources away from prosecuting crimes that impact public safety, and further harm victims of sexual abuse, rape, incest, trafficking and domestic violence.
The letter’s signatures include seven from Georgia judicial districts in Athens, Augusta, and Macon, as well as Chatham, DeKalb, Douglas, and Gwinnett counties.
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