Minnesota Poised To Legalize Infanticide

Conservative News DailyJanuary 20, 2023

Minnesota Democrats will ignore the least 69 percent of Americans who say they want significant limits on abortion to pass the state’s most radical abortion bill, which would legalize taxpayer-funded on-demand abortion for all.

The Protect Reproductive Options Act (PROA), the first bill Democrats introduced This session would include both the Senate and state House. repeal dozens of the state’s protections for women and babies and expand legal immunity for abortions up until the moment of birth and beyond.

The bill is enthusiastically supported by Planned Parenthood Its. allies in the press And the Biden administrationHowever, legal experts agree that it is. “far beyond any interpretation of the Minnesota Supreme Court case Doe v. Gomez,” the state’s version of Roe v. Wade.

“Cattle and reptiles will have more legal protections in Minnesota than Minnesota’s vulnerable preborn children. Legal penalties for animal cruelty in Minnesota range from misdemeanor up to a felony while there is no criminal penalty for leaving a preborn child to die on a cold metal table,” Renee Carlson is the general counsel of True North Legal. She made these remarks to senators before the vote.

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That doesn’t matter to state legislators, who could vote on the bill in the Minnesota House as soon as Thursday. The legislation will go to the Democrat governor if both chambers approve it. Tim Walz’s desk, where he is expected to sign it into law.

Ends protections for babies born alive

Minnesota law recognizes Baby born alive after a botched abortion “a human person under the law.” The Born Alive Infants Protection Act reconfirmed These babies are entitled to life-saving medical treatment.

The PROA however ends the protections provided for a baby who has been born without parental consent. “breathes or has a beating heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite movement of voluntary muscles, regardless of whether the umbilical cord has been cut, and regardless of whether the expulsion or extraction occurs as a result of a natural or induced labor, cesarean section, or induced abortion.”

Lifts Prohibitions regarding Taxpayer-Funded Abortions

Current statute bars Minnesota prohibits taxpayer money from being funneled to any organization that provides abortions. It also prohibits grant giving. “family planning services” At “any unemancipated minor in any elementary or secondary school building.”

The PROA specifically eliminates all provisions that protect taxpayers from funding abortions for all nine months.

Nullifies Parental Notification

A minor may request an abortion. Minnesota law Parents or guardians must be notified prior to the girl goes ahead with the procedure. If a pregnant girl does not wish to inform her parents about her intention to have an abortion, she can request a bypass from a judge who will allow the girl to be declared as legally adopted. “mature and capable of giving informed consent to the proposed abortion.”

These requirements are now null, but the legislation allows minors to have abortions whenever they wish without permission.

Cancel Protections ‘Viable’ Preborn Babies

“Viable” As defined in Minnesota law It means “able to live outside the womb even though artificial aid may be required,” This could happen as soon as possible “the second half of [the] gestation period.” The PROA doesn’t just rid the state of that definition in an attempt to expand abortion for all through birth. It also quashes provisions that abortions performed beyond the first trimester must be done in hospitals and only executed if a mother’s life is at risk.

Unconscious Women Get Abortions Ban Reversed

Minnesota law allows women to have abortions. currently statesIt is important to be aware and provide a safe environment for your children. “full explanation of the procedure and effect of the abortion” beforehand. The PROA states that neither of these conditions must be fulfilled in order to proceed with an abortifaction.

Reporting Halts if Women die from Abortions

Abortions are not safe for either the mother or the baby. Minnesota law Reporting is required by the PROA for abortionists if a woman is killed as a result of abortion. Prior to the PROA, abortionists failed to report the death if a woman died from an abortion. “from any cause within 30 days of the abortion or from any cause potentially related to the abortion within 90 days of the abortion,” Fines and criminal charges were brought against them. Abortionists won’t be punished for refusing to report abortion related deaths under the new legislation.

Stops reporting Abortion Stats All Together

Abortionists will no longer have to report deaths under the PROA. won’t have to disclose Any of the legal information required to show the number of abortions performed, how they used them, the gestational age of the unborn children who were dismembered and why the woman sought an abortion.

A state commissioner is also available. released by the PROA from publishing a public report with the state’s abortion data including how many out-of-state abortions were granted each year.

Repeals felony charges for sale of abortion pill and other abortion-inducing devices

The PROA seeks the repeal of criminal charges against anyone who is convicted. manufactures, sellsYou can also call it: advertises Drugs and devices that incite abortion.

The Unregulated Disposal Of Baby Bodies

The PROA would be cancelled a statute This requires that the remains of an abortion or miscarried child in a medical facility be handled properly and carefully and then disposed of within the state. This means that hospitals and abortion centers would no longer have to cremate or bury infants according to the commissioner of public health.

The bill also invalidates a section of the statute that was previously ordered “complete laboratory tests necessary for the health of the woman or her future offspring or for purposes of a criminal investigation or determination of parentage prior to disposing of the remains.”

Ends Informed Consent for Women

Minnesota statute 145.4242Also known as the “Woman’s Right to Know Act,” It is imperative that women are told what to do “particular medical risks associated with the particular abortion procedure,” The gestational year of the baby and, in case of a late term abortion, whether painkillers are given to the unborn child during the procedure. “what medical assistance benefits may be available for prenatal care, childbirth, and neonatal care.” Also, women who are seeking an abortion must be supported “printed materials” A website explaining the procedure “services available to assist through pregnancy, childbirth, and parenthood,” “fetal development,” And “fetal responsiveness to adverse stimuli.”

Before the PROA, this information had to be relayed by the abortionist at least 24 hours before a woman’s appointment. The PROA allows abortionists to not explain to women any risks associated with abortion.

Expands that can give abortions

According to Minnesota statute 145.412Only licensed doctors may perform abortions at designated facilities, such as hospitals or abortion facilities that follow rules set forth by the state commissioner for health.

Violations of these regulations could have resulted in a felony before the PROA. These statutes will be violated if the new legislation is passed. This includes allowing unlicensed abortionists to perform the procedure. dangerous And fatal Procedure will not be considered criminal.

Childbirth No Longer State Policy

Minnesota’s state policy What is the difference between childbirth and abortion? “is to be given preference, encouragement and support by law and by state action, it being in the best interests of the well-being and common good of Minnesota citizens.”

Passage of the PROA will change the state’s policy from pro-life to pro-abortion.

Jordan Boyd, a staff writer at The Federalist, is also the co-producer and host of The Federalist Radio Hour. Her work was also featured in The Daily Wire, Fox News, and other publications. Jordan graduated Baylor University with a degree in political science and a minor in journalism. Follow Jordanboydtx on twitter.