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Abortion in Minnesota is legal at all stages of pregnancy [1] [2] and is restricted only to standards of good medical practice. [3] [4] The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled the Minnesota Constitution conferred a right to an abortion in 1995 and the DFL-led Minnesota Legislature passed and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed into law a bill in 2023 to recognize a right to reproductive freedom and ...
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed legislation on Tuesday that codifies abortion rights and protects reproductive care in the state, while opponents have called it one of the most extreme in the nation.
In January 2023, the Minnesota state legislature passed a bill enshrining women's reproductive rights, including the right to legal abortion and contraception, into Minnesota statutes. The Minnesota Supreme Court had previously ruled in 1995 that the Minnesota state constitution conferred a right to abortion. [ 113 ]
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed a trio of bills into law on Thursday, effectively making the state a sanctuary for abortion and gender-transition surgeries.
Last year's legislative session, with the DFL in control of both houses of the Minnesota Legislature and the governorship for the first time in a decade, saw a huge wave of new laws in Minnesota ...
PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota lawmakers launched their debate Monday on far-reaching legislation to amend the constitution to protect abortion and LGBTQ rights. The Minnesota Equal Rights Amendment would be among the nation's most expansive protections of abortion and LGBTQ rights if it is approved by lawmakers this session and then by voters ...
Hodgson v. Minnesota, 497 U.S. 417 (1990), was a United States Supreme Court abortion rights case that dealt with whether a state law may require notification of both parents before a minor can obtain an abortion. The law in question provided a judicial alternative.
Corrections & Clarifications: This item was updated Sept. 11 to clarify the timeline and nature of Walz’s actions on abortion as Minnesota governor, which included signing a bill that removed ...