US EditionHouse votes down abortion bills on final day of GOP majority
- House Republicans' efforts to pass the Supporting Women Act and the Born Alive Act failed on March 13 with 67-66 votes, lacking a necessary Democratic vote to reach 68 votes.
- Rep. Natalie Zeleznikar stated that the Supporting Women Act responds to the elimination of the Positive Alternatives Grant Program in 2023.
- Democrats criticized the bills for being misleading and complicating medical care, asserting that existing laws already ensure appropriate care for newborns.
- Demonstrators protested outside the House Chamber during the floor debate on the bills, emphasizing their controversial nature among the public.
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Minnesota House Democrats vote down bill to restore funding for pregnancy resource centers
Share This StoryFor more than 100 minutes on Thursday, Democrats and Republicans in the Minnesota House of Representatives engaged in a heated floor debate over whether to restore a state-funded grant program for pregnancy resource centers. But the DFL House caucus’ top-ranking legislator, Melissa Hortman, wasn’t one of those to speak up on the bill, HF25, that has advanced in the chamber over the last month. Hortman and 65 other Democrats ultim…
Duluth News Tribune
House votes down abortion bills on final day of GOP majority
ST. PAUL — House Republicans spent Thursday's floor session — the last one with their 67-66 majority — pushing bills that would fund crisis pregnancy centers and ensure care for infants born alive after a failed abortion. The “Supporting Women Act,” HF25, establishes a grant program for crisis pregnancy centers and maternity homes. The “Born Alive Act,” HF24, amends Minnesota law to require doctors to save the life of an infant born alive “as a …
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