UnRestrict Minnesota Reproductive Freedom Legislative Agenda
Building on historic progress — and realizing an expansive vision for reproductive and gender freedom in Minnesota
Legislative Priorities
For years, we’ve seen anti-abortion state legislators push dangerous bills that would require health care providers to spread misinformation, interfere in private medical decisions, and funnel taxpayer dollars to deceptive anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers. Meanwhile, Minnesota abortion providers are stretched thin, struggling to meet rising demand from out-of-state patients while facing funding shortfalls.
And the threats don’t stop there. Project 2025, the policy blueprint for a second Trump administration, outlines plans to effectively ban abortion nationwide — revoking FDA approval for abortion medications, criminalizing abortion-related shipments, and creating a surveillance system to track and punish those seeking or providing care.
That’s why we’re at the Capitol and on the ground, working as a coalition to protect and expand reproductive freedom in Minnesota.
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1. Fortify Protections for Gender and Reproductive Freedom
Equal Rights Amendment
The Minnesota Equal Rights Amendment would guarantee every Minnesotan the same rights under the law. It would offer everyone the strongest possible protections against discrimination by the state based on race, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, or sex — including pregnancy decisions, gender identity or gender expression, or sexual orientation.
Bill Numbers: SF 437 / HF 501
Chief Authors: Sen. Mary Kunesh, Rep. Leigh Finke
2. Remove Roadblocks to Affordable and Accessible Abortion Care
Reproductive Health Equity Fund
Funding is essential to make Minnesota a state where abortion is truly accessible. In 2025, an abortion clinic in Minnesota had to shut down because of inadequate funding, and other clinics are struggling to stay open. The Reproductive Health Equity Fund (RHEF) would allocate $30 million directly to abortion providers, ensuring a sustainable provider network. For too long, Minnesota abortion clinics have been excluded from state family planning funds for political reasons — this bill corrects that injustice.
Bill Number: SF 1890 / HF 1278
Chief Authors: Sen. Lindsey Port, Rep. Mike Frieberg
Fix Medicaid Reimbursement Rates for Abortion Providers
Medicaid reimburses abortion providers at a rate that’s far below the actual cost of abortion care. That makes accepting Medicaid patients difficult for many providers and impossible for some — and that reduces access for people who depend on Medicaid to help them cover the cost of their health care. We must close the gap in reimbursement rates (including for telehealth services offering medication abortion care) and ensure timely payment to providers so they can accept as many patients as possible without putting their clinics in financial jeopardy.
3. Advance Reproductive Justice
Minnesota Building Families Act
Requires health insurance plans to include comprehensive coverage for fertility treatments, ensuring equitable access to care and making it more possible for people to create the families they choose. The bill includes protections for LGBTQ+ families and people who receive insurance through Medicaid.
Bill Number: SF 1961 / HF 1758
Chief Authors: Sen. Erin Maye Quade, Rep. Carlie Kotyza-Witthuhn
Insurance Coverage for Vasectomies and OTC Birth Control
Expands insurance coverage to include vasectomies and over-the-counter (OTC) contraceptives, ensuring that all forms of birth control are accessible, regardless of gender.
Bill Numbers: SF 1054 / HF 774 and SF 1752 / HF 1485
Chief Authors: Sen. Alice Mann, Rep. Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger and Sen. Lindsey Port, Rep. Athena Hollins
Increase Funding for Sexual and Reproductive Health Services
With federal cuts to Medicaid, it is more important than ever that sexual and reproductive health care providers get the funding they need to continue providing essential services for all Minnesotans. The Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRHS) grant was introduced to the Minnesota Legislature in 1974 and helps fund family planning, sexual health, and reproductive health services. Increasing funding for the SRHS grant ensures stability for both urban and rural sexual health clinics across the state who are working to provide culturally appropriate, inclusive and evidence-based services for their communities.