MN lege: Reproductive rights, so far

Emboldened by Traitor Trump and his Supreme Court picks, forced-birth zealots in state legislatures everywhere are running amok, especially with bans after 20 or even 6 weeks. And of course Party of Trump legislators in Minnesota have to be part of the action.

A Minnesota Senate panel on (March 14) voted to outlaw abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy, paving the way for the proposal to advance in the Legislature.

The bill would ban abortions on women who are past 20 weeks in their pregnancy except in cases of possible death or serious physical harm. Risk of substantial and irreversible psychological or emotional conditions would not be included...

House Speaker Melissa Hortman said the issue would be a top campaign point in 2020 and predicted that Democrats would flip nine Senate seats currently held by Republicans.

“There are some members of the Minnesota Senate who are out of touch with their constituents on this issue,” Hortman said. - Pioneer Press

To say the least. And even if something like this somehow got through the House, it won’t get through Gov. Tim Walz, who has been consistently good on this issue. But grandstanding attacks on women making their own decisions are considered a political necessity for just about any elected Republican, and so time and effort have to be wasted, every session.