I am not going to enforce the law. Nor will I defend the law, which I believe is unconstitutional.
Dana Nessel: “I am not going to enforce the law. Nor will I defend the law, which I believe is unconstitutional.”
On the recordMay 5, 2022
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Dana Nessel, Michigan's attorney general, stated she would not enforce or defend the abortion law regardless of the Supreme Court's decision.
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