David Cooke, Macon district attorney. (Photo: John Disney/ALM)
“I will exercise my discretion not to prosecute women and doctors for exercising their constitutional rights,” Macon DA David Cooke said. “It’s unfortunate that this law may turn a miscarriage into a crime scene and I will not allow that to happen on my watch.”
May 21, 2019 at 04:29 PM
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The original version of this story was published on Daily Report Online
The district attorney in Macon said Tuesday he will not prosecute women or their doctors for abortion services despite the ban signed into law this month that imposes criminal liability for abortions performed after six weeks of pregnancy.
Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney David Cooke sent a statement to media Tuesday.
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