Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell said in a Facebook video that she 'won't prosecute women who receive abortions.'
Attorney General Mark Brnovich, the bill is currently the prevailing law in Arizona after the fall of Roe v. Wade returned the decision back to states. It would then override the bill Gov. Doug Ducey signed in March that sought to criminalize abortion after just 15 weeks.Mitchell has come under fire since the ruling, which has spawned multiple protests since, citing that it is part of a larger political campaign.
"False statements being made about the law or about my position in order to sow fear for political gain are simply irresponsible." Mitchell's answer has seemed to shift from her debate with Maricopa County Attorney candidate Julie Gunnigle, when Mitchell said it was"not responsible" of Gunnigle to say she would never prosecute a person receiving an abortion.
"I use prosecutorial discretion every single day of my life, but that means I'm going to look at every case for whether there's a reasonable likelihood of conviction." Mitchell said in the debate. has since suspended all abortion services within Arizona while they seek a motion to put the Pima County courts ruling on hold.
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