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INSANE: Texas conservatives have a plan to get around das who won t enforce abortion laws | Rare Historical Photos

Abortion rights protesters gather at the Texas state capitol in Austin in June. (Suzanne Cordeiro/AFP via Getty Images)

Soon after the Supreme Court voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, dozens of prosecutors nationwide — including at least five in Texas, representing some of the state's most populous counties — declared they would not pursue charges against people who seek or provide abortions.

In response, a group of conservative Texas legislators have hatched a plan to circumvent those local district attorneys: allow prosecutors from other parts of the state to enforce the laws for them.

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