Mayes: No Arizona doctors will be prosecuted for performing abortions
She won’t use the word decriminalization.
But Attorney General Kris Mayes made it clear in an extensive interview with Capitol Media Services that under her watch, no doctor or medical professional will be prosecuted in Arizona for performing an abortion.
A new executive order by Gov. Katie Hobbs gives Mayes total say over enforcement of all criminal laws that govern the procedure. County attorneys are stripped of their authority to decide whether to bring charges.
Mayes and Hobbs, both Democrats, were elected in November to four-year terms.
In signing the executive order June 23, Hobbs said she wanted to be sure there is consistent enforcement among the 15 counties amid legal wrangling over which of two competing state laws restricting abortion would be enforced: One banning all abortions except to save the life of the mother and the other allowing them through the 15th week of pregnancy.
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