What would happen in Minnesota if Roe v Wade is overturned

[dflprincess]

https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/not-on-my-watch-walz-says-as-leaked-scotus-opinion-suggests-end-of-roe-v-wade?fbclid=IwAR1YP6OYPl-AHDgU-2F6Yvwld5MV0RKYDs-7scywRicYAVXjkyaudC4EgXo

What would happen in Minnesota?
Nothing for now.

Minnesota has a law guaranteeing the right to abortion that is even stronger than the federal law, Doe v. Gomez in 1995, with the Minnesota Supreme Court ruling that the right to have an abortion and to make the decision to have an abortion was encompassed in the right of privacy under the Minnesota's Constitution.

Per Axios, overturning Doe v. Gomez would require either a constitutional amendment, which would have to be ratified by Minnesota voters in a statewide referendum, or it would have to be challenged and repealed in the courts. Axios notes that even groups opposing abortion have acknowledged that repealing Doe v. Gomez would be a difficult proposition.

That said, there have been sentiments expressed by Republicans in the Minnesota Legislature this year that they could consider bills that would not ban abortion outright, but would restrict them severely like has happened in states such as Texas, which banned abortions after 6 weeks and allows private citizens to sue anyone who helped someone get an abortion.

Expect bills like this to emerge if the Republican Party wins control of both the House and the Senate in this year's mid-terms, as well as the Governor's House. These would likely be subject to challenge in the courts because of the protections afforded by Doe v. Gomez.

Also, Governor Walz has vowed "Not on my watch" should any anti-choice land on his desk.

All the more reason we must reelect Walz, hold on to the state House & take control of the state Senate.

[onecaliberal]

1. The Governor filed suit to keep the MI trigger law from going back into effect.

[dflprincess]

2. That's in Michigan, Minnesota, thankfully, does not have a trigger law

but we do have a strong law protecting the right to abortion.