history books. into other states california and vermont have similar proposals on the ballot this year, and if any or all of these proposals pass, they would be the first states to explicitly in trying abortion rights into their state constitution, marking a significant moment in the fight for reproductive freedom. post-roe v. wade. right after the break, i m gonna be joined by two people fighting for abortion access on two different battlefield here in michigan. dr. gregory coy or is the ob/gyn and a maternal field medical specialist based right here into detroit and kim worthy is when county prosecuting attorney, and one of the prosecutors who vowed not to enforce that 1931 law, i just mentioned. should it go back into effect. do not miss this conversation. this is velshi across america, live from detroit, michigan. rom detroit, michigan. this is art inspired by real stories of bipolar depression. i just couldn t find my way out of it. the lows of bipolar depression can take you to
it is one of the many states where roe v. wade would have immediate consequences. there is a law on the books since 1931 that prohibits getting an abortion under any circumstances. the law, by the way, still stands. roe v. wade made the law unenforceable which is why there s more than two dozen clinics statewide that provide abortions in michigan right now. when this gets knocked down, as signaled by the draft opinion by the supreme court, it opens up the door for prosecutors to enforce the archaic law the minute that the high court officially administers the opinion. more than half a dozen michigan prosecutors have come forward and publicly declared that they will not prosecute abortion cases if and when this happens. kim worthy, the prosecutor in wayne county, the largest county in michigan, is where detroit s, and she is among them. she says it rose struck down, she will not prosecute anyone for providing or for obtaining abortion care within her jurisdiction. this essentially means
an upsurge call in this citizens of michigan. it is up to us to get out there and not face this possibility and make sure that dan russell is reelected. joining me is michigan attorney general. thank you for being with us. on one hand, i listen to what kim worthy said and thought to myself, people who want abortions in wayne county will be able to get them. then i was worried about what she said in the end that, once again, a basic liberty in this country is dependent on one person getting elected and the other night. it is in my state, absolutely, the attorney general has very broad criminal prosecution authority. all 83 counties within the state of michigan are in the four mute of prosecution by my department. i pledge not to prosecute women and their doctors for something that has been a fundamental
in fact, in a joint statement last month, seven of michigan s county prosecutors wrote, quote, we are reassuring our communities that we support a woman s right to choose, and every person s right to freedom, and quote. we believe the laws took those arm and michigan constitutions. we cannot and will not support criminalizing reproductive freedom. instead, we will continue to dedicate our-limited resources to the prosecution of serious crimes and the pursuit of justice for all. prosecutor in michigan s largest county, as we said, wayne county, where detroit is located, signed on to that statement last month. wayne county prosecutor kim worthy reiterated her stance, saying she will not enforce the states 1931 abortion ban if roe versus wade s overturned. prosecutor worthy joins us right now. thank you for taking the time
freedom-y. instead, we will continue putting our resources for the prosecution of serious crimes on the pursuit of justice for all. prosecutor in michigan s largest county, as we said, wayne county, where detroit is located signed on to that statement last month. when county prosecutor kim worthy reiterated that stance, saying she will not enforce the states 1931 abortion ban if roe s overturned. prosecutor worthy joins us right now. thank you for taking the time to be with us tonight. let me ask you about this. you and your fellow prosecutors in michigan issued the statement last month. well before anybody thought there was a draft opinion that was going to be leaked. why did you feel it necessary to do with then as opposed to wait for a supreme court decision on roe v. wade? for many reasons, but the main reason is because our governor is so invested in this issue, and we want to make sure that she understood that the six of us would certainly support her position in every