Abortion is still legal in Minnesota

April 15, 2023

There has been a lot of news over the past week about the medication abortion lawsuits making their way through the courts in our country.

The bottom line? Abortion, including medication abortion, is still legal in Minnesota.

But we cannot rely on the courts to protect our rights.

Here’s what you can do now:

Contact your legislator to ask them to pass the Reproductive Freedom Codification Act (RFCA) to repeal Minnesota’s abortion restrictions.

Contact your legislator to ask them to pass the Reproductive Freedom Defense Act (RFDA) to protect providers and patients from out of state attacks on abortion care.

We are following the developments in the FDA lawsuit decisions in Texas and Washington closely and we expect more developments in the coming days as the U.S. Supreme Court becomes involved.

Keep reading for more news from UnRestrict Minnesota!

Minnesota Beyond Roe: Advancing Reproductive Freedom at the #MNLEG

We are thrilled to release this new video highlighting the amazing work of our supporters, advocates, partners, and reproductive freedom champions at the Minnesota legislature. Our work is not done yet, as important reproductive freedom bills continue to advance.

Help us keep up the momentum by sharing the video with friends, family, and your community on social media (extra credit if you tag your legislators!)

Selfie Video Campaign Launch!

As bills keep moving at the legislature, you can add your voice and help show the strength of the reproductive freedom majority by joining our selfie video campaign!

If you are interested in making a simple video as part of our campaign – please fill out our form and we will get in touch with instructions.

All you need to do is hit record! Our team will do the rest. We will edit the videos and share with legislators and on social media.

Thank you to everyone who has submitted videos so far!

ICYMI: Virtual Briefing on Medication Abortion Lawsuits

Earlier this week, UnRestrict Minnesota partner Gender Justice hosted a virtual briefing to help advocates understand the FDA medication abortion lawsuit rulings.

While we wait for further developments on the lawsuits, catch up on what you missed by watching the briefing! We have also made it available as a podcast.

UnRestrict Minnesota in the News

Star Tribune: Abortion funds like our coalition partner Our Justice work hand in hand with patients, clinic schedulers, and social workers to help people forced to travel hundreds of miles for the care they need. Read more here.

Sahan Journal: UnRestrict Minnesota partner Spiral collective “has trained 500 abortion doulas since the organization’s founding in 2012. That number likely accounts for most of the abortion doulas in Minnesota.” Read more here.

KARE 11: Gender Justice Legal Director recently spoke to KARE 11 about the medication abortion lawsuits. “I do want to make sure folks know that abortion is still legal in Minnesota,” Braverman said. Watch here.

Thank you for being part of UnRestrict Minnesota!