1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to health; establishing a fundamental right to reproductive health; proposing
1.3 coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. [145.409] REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RIGHTS.
1.6 Subdivision 1.Short title.This section may be cited as the "Protect Reproductive Options
1.7Act."
1.8 Subd. 2.Definition.For purposes of this section, "reproductive health care" means
1.9health care offered, arranged, or furnished for the purpose of preventing pregnancy,
1.10terminating a pregnancy, managing pregnancy loss, or improving maternal health and birth
1.11outcomes. Reproductive health care includes, but is not limited to, contraception; sterilization;
1.12preconception care; maternity care; abortion care; family planning and fertility services;
1.13and counseling regarding reproductive health care.
1.14 Subd. 3.Reproductive freedom.(a) Every individual has a fundamental right to make
1.15autonomous decisions about the individual's own reproductive health, including the
1.16fundamental right to use or refuse reproductive health care.
1.17 (b) Every individual who becomes pregnant has a fundamental right to continue the
1.18pregnancy and give birth, or obtain an abortion, and to make autonomous decisions about
1.19how to exercise this fundamental right.
1.20 Subd. 4.Right to reproductive freedom recognized.The Minnesota Constitution
1.21establishes the principles of individual liberty, personal privacy, and equality. Such principles
1.22ensure the fundamental right to reproductive freedom.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H. F. No. 1
NINETY-THIRD SESSION
Authored by Kotyza-Witthuhn, Hortman, Her, Klevorn, Rehm and others01/04/2023
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Finance and Policy 2.1 Subd. 5.Local unit of government limitation.A local unit of government may not
2.2regulate an individual's ability to freely exercise the fundamental rights set forth in this
2.3section in a manner that is more restrictive than that set forth in this section.
2.4 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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