Minnesota governor signs broad abortion rights bill into law
January 31, 2023 3:57PM CST
Gov. Tim Walz signs the PRO Act, (House File 1), during a ceremony on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, at the Minnesota Department of Revenue in St. Paul, Minn. Walz cemented the right to abortion and other reproductive health care into Minnesota statues Tuesday, signing a bill meant to ensure that the state’s existing protections remain in place no matter who sits on future courts.( Kerem Yücel /Minnesota Public Radio via AP)
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz has enshrined the right to abortion and other reproductive health care into Minnesota statutes. He signed a bill Tuesday that Democratic leaders rushed, with their new control of both houses of the Legislature, in the first month of the 2023 legislative session. The White House has welcomed Walz’s signature on the bill, noting that Minnesota is the first state Legislature to codify protections into law this year. Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre says that voters have also turned out for ballot initiatives to defend access to abortion in California, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Montana and Vermont.
