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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.
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 Governor Tim Walz signed a trio of bills into law on Thursday, effectively making the state a sanctuary for abortion and gender-transition surgeries.
Later, Walz pointed to Amber Nicole Thurman, a 28-year-old Georgia woman who died after trying to seek abortion care for a pregnancy complication. “So Minnesota, what we did is restore Roe v. Wade.
Also in 2023, Walz signed a bill that shields patients traveling to Minnesota for abortion care—and the medical providers who serve them—from legal attacks and criminal penalties other states ...
In August 2023, Walz signed an education bill that included education of Indigenous cultural heritage for all students. [214] In September, he signed the return of parts of Upper Sioux Agency State Park land to the Upper Sioux Community. [215] In December, Walz became the first Minnesota governor to visit all 11 tribal nations in the state. [211]
Walz signed a bill enshrining the right to abortion and other reproductive healthcare into Minnesota state statues in January 2023, seven months after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade .
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz skillfully combated right-wing talking points about reproductive rights on Sunday, calling them “a distraction” from the reality of women’s health care declining as a ...