ATLANTA — The battle over access to abortion in Georgia is poised to shift to local officials who see themselves as a last line of defense after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling.
Prosecutors covering some of Georgia's most densely populated areas have vowed they won't seek charges against violators of the state's anti-abortion law. Police agencies are under pressure to focus on violent crimes rather than abortion cases.
And Democratic statewide candidates have pledged to undermine the 2019 law, which could take effect within weeks following the Supreme Court's decision to reverse the constitutional right to abortion.
