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MN HF1809

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/15/2023

Primary Sponsor

Lisa Demuth

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Origin

House of Representatives

93rd Legislature 2023-2024

AI Summary

  • Prohibits partial-birth abortions except when necessary to save the mother's life endangered by physical disorder, illness, or injury.

  • Prohibits abortions in the third trimester (after 26 weeks of pregnancy) except for rape, incest, or to prevent death or serious physical impairment of the pregnant woman, with exceptions requiring law enforcement documentation within 15 weeks of pregnancy.

  • Requires all abortion facilities performing abortions on 10 or more women monthly to obtain a license from the commissioner of health beginning July 1, 2024, and maintain accreditation from a national organization.

  • Requires notification to a parent or guardian of a pregnant minor within 24 hours after an abortion performed due to medical emergency, and requires an unborn child born alive after an attempted abortion to be treated as a person under law with birth and death certificates issued.

  • Appropriates $55,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $8,000 in fiscal year 2025 for licensing activities, with a base of $42,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $8,000 in fiscal year 2027.

Legislative Description

Partial-birth abortions and abortions in third trimester of pregnancy prohibited, licensure of abortion facilities required, notice to parent or guardian of minor on whom an abortion is performed required, unborn child who is born alive following an attempted abortion required to be treated as person under law, and money appropriated.

Last Action

Second reading

4/11/2023

Committee Referrals

Health Finance & Policy2/15/2023

Full Bill Text

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