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Democratic AGs, Soros-backed prosecutors vow to defy abortion laws

Some of the same Soros-funded prosecutors accused of going easy on criminals are now refusing to enforce the abortion laws taking effect after the fall of Roe v. Wade.

Ninety left-tilting attorneys general and district attorneys have signed a joint statement pledging not to pursue criminal charges for violations of abortion statutes, including at least 20 recipients of campaign support from Democratic megadonor George Soros.

“Not all of us agree on a personal or moral level on the issue of abortion,” reads the statement posted last week. “But we stand together in our firm belief that prosecutors have a responsibility to refrain from using limited criminal legal system resources to criminalize personal medical decisions.