Signed by Governor Tim Walz

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that establishes abortion protections as a state constitutional right.

Highlights:

• Establishes Protect Reproductive Options Act (Sec. 1).

• Defines “reproductive health care” as “health care offered, arranged, or furnished for the purpose of preventing pregnancy,​ terminating a pregnancy, managing pregnancy loss, or improving maternal health and birth​ outcomes. Reproductive health care includes, but is not limited to, contraception;sterilization;​ preconception care; maternity care; abortion care; family planning and fertility services;​ and counseling regarding reproductive health care” (Sec. 1).

• Establishes that “Every individual who becomes pregnant has a fundamental right to continue the​ pregnancy and give birth, or obtain an abortion, and to make autonomous decisions about​ how to exercise this fundamental right” (Sec. 1).

• Prohibits local governments from limiting such rights (Sec. 1).

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