Minnesota § 145.409 - REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RIGHTS
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 145.409 — REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RIGHTS, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 145.409. REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RIGHTS
Subdivision 1.Short title.
This section may be cited as the "Protect Reproductive Options Act."
Subd. 2.Definition.
For purposes of this section, "reproductive health care" means health care offered, arranged, or furnished for the purpose of preventing pregnancy, terminating a pregnancy, managing pregnancy loss, or improving maternal health and birth outcomes. Reproductive health care includes, but is not limited to, contraception; sterilization; preconception care; maternity care; abortion care; family planning and fertility services; and counseling regarding reproductive health care.
Subd. 3.Reproductive freedom.
(a) Every individual has a fundamental right to make autonomous decisions about the individual's own reproductive health, including the fundamental right to use or refuse reproductive health care.
(b) Every individual who becomes pregnant has a fundamental right to continue the pregnancy and give birth, or obtain an abortion, and to make autonomous decisions about how to exercise this fundamental right.
Subd. 4.Right to reproductive freedom recognized.
The Minnesota Constitution establishes the principles of individual liberty, personal privacy, and equality. Such principles ensure the fundamental right to reproductive freedom.
Subd. 5.Local unit of government limitation.
A local unit of government may not regulate an individual's ability to freely exercise the fundamental rights set forth in this section in a manner that is more restrictive than that set forth in this section.
History:
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
Source: official Minnesota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Minnesota Statutes § 145.409 cover?
Section 145.409 ("REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RIGHTS") is part of the Minnesota Statutes, the codified statutory law of Minnesota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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