An effort in Minnesota to place a right to abortion in the state constitution failed as the narrowly-controlled Democrat Senate was unable to pass the so-called “Equal Rights Amendment” before the legislative session ended for the year.
The amendment would have allowed voters in 2026 to vote to place a right to an abortion into the state constitution and expanded protections against discrimination to gender and sexual identity. The proposed amendment protected the right for women to “become or remain pregnant,” meaning she could legally end the life of her unborn child.
The state House passed the bill over the weekend; the Senate, which Democrats control by one seat, did not take up the legislation.
The amendment, which passed the Democrat-controlled state House, was criticized by conservatives, who pointed out that the language that would have been added to the state…
