# Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade (No longer a draft as of 06-24-2022.) **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** roe\_vs\_wade\_abortion\ **Created:** [May 3, 2022, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-has-overturned-roe-v-wade-no-longer-a-draft-as-of-06-24-2022/963862 "2022-05-03T01:04:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1290
**Author:** ![Max\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2022, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-has-overturned-roe-v-wade-no-longer-a-draft-as-of-06-24-2022/963862/1290 "2022-06-29T18:21:33Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > What’s at issue here is an aggressive application of prosecutorial discretion. It’s well-established the the cops and district attorneys have a wide discretion about which cases they investigate, charge people with, and proceed to trial. In these cases, the cities or counties are simply stating, “That law is our lowest priority, but you’re free to waste your own resources on it!” See related thread: > [@Can cities just choose not to enforce state laws](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-cities-just-choose-not-to-enforce-state-laws/965405): > > Austin is planning to prepare for the coming abortion ban by passing city council resolutions making enforcement of an abortion ban a very low priority for police, and restricting funding for its enforcement. Councilmember Chito Vela is proposing a resolution that would direct the city’s police department to make criminal enforcement, arrest and investigation of abortions its lowest priority and restrict city funds and city staff from being used to investigate, catalogue or report suspected… ~Max --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-has-overturned-roe-v-wade-no-longer-a-draft-as-of-06-24-2022/963862)._