CPE announced the publication of a new white paper, Do Not Investigate: Anti-Abortion, Anti-Trans, and Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws. The resource provides recommendations for deprioritizing the enforcement of state laws that divert police resources away from serious crimes in pursuit of so-called “morality laws.” An excerpt from the press release:
“We know that lack of access to medical care caused by recent state legislation is having severe consequences,” said Scarlet Neath, Policy Director at CPE. “For example, a recent report confirmed that Georgia’s abortion ban caused the heartbreaking and preventable deaths of two mothers, Amber Nicole Thurman and Candi Miller. This much-needed resource shows how police departments and policymakers can take steps to ensure that the harms caused by these unjust laws do not extend to our public safety systems.”
Read the release on AP News’ website.