Polk County attorney candidates (D) rule out charging abortion cases
Iowa Republicans may be able to enact a near-total abortion ban soon, depending on how the U.S. Supreme Court and Iowa Supreme Court resolve pending abortion cases.
But the three Democrats hoping to succeed retiring Polk County Attorney John Sarcone have all ruled out charging people for potential crimes related to having or performing an abortion.
Iowa’s county attorneys have broad discretion over which criminal charges they pursue.
Kimberly Graham has made her position clear since January, when she promised in a video message that if Iowa passes a law banning abortion, “I will not be prosecuting women, or doctors, or nurses, or people that drive them, drive folks to have an abortion. I will not be prosecuting them. Because in my opinion, it is a complete waste of taxpayer money, and it does not make us any safer.”
https://www.bleedingheartland.com/2022/05/07/polk-county-attorney-candidates-rule-out-charging-abortion-cases/
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Her pro-choice stand all by itself should allow her to win.
