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On the recordMay 9, 2022
the resources of our State Department of Justice are far better used investigating and prosecuting serious offenses, and that there is no reason to use those resources instead to infringe on fundamental reproductive freedom by investigating or prosecuting cases under an abortion ban that is over 170 years old.
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Dana Nessel
Michigan
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msnbc.com

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Dana Nessel argues against using state resources to enforce an outdated abortion ban.

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