A courthouse turf war has broken out between the Republican Attorney General defending Indiana’s abortion ban and a Democratic county prosecutor who opposes the new law.
Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears is fighting to represent his office in the case, an attempt to weaken the defense of the state’s near total ban on abortion.
It’s the latest backlash against a cohort of 90 elected prosecutors across the country who signed a letter saying they didn’t intend to ever bring charges against those who seek or provide abortions.
As of this week, abortion is illegal in Indiana except in cases of ...
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