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HF24 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Born alive infant provisions modified.

Related bill: SF461

AI Generated Summary

Purpose

  • To change Minnesota law so that a baby who is born alive during an abortion is treated as a legal person with immediate protection under the law.

Main Provisions

  • Amends Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 145.423 subdivision 1.
  • States that a born-alive infant who is born alive as a result of an abortion shall be fully recognized as a human person and accorded immediate protection under the law.
  • Requires responsible medical personnel to take all reasonable measures, consistent with good medical practice, to care for the infant who is born alive.
  • Requires these personnel to preserve the life and health of the born-alive infant.
  • Includes the compilation of appropriate medical records as part of the care.

Significance / Changes to Existing Law

  • Establishes explicit legal status for a baby born alive during an abortion, granting immediate protective rights as a human person.
  • Endows healthcare providers with a duty to take prompt, medically appropriate actions to care for the infant and to attempt to preserve life and health.
  • Adds a requirement to document medical records related to such cases.
  • Represents a statutory shift toward stronger protections for infants born in abortion scenarios.

Status

  • The bill was read in session, referred to committee, and ultimately not passed.

Relevant Terms

  • born alive infant
  • born alive as a result of an abortion
  • fully recognized as a human person
  • immediate protection under the law
  • responsible medical personnel
  • all reasonable measures
  • good medical practice
  • care for the infant
  • preserve the life and health
  • compilation of appropriate medical records
  • Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 145.423 subdivision 1

Bill text versions

Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
February 06, 2025HouseActionIntroduction and first reading, referred toHealth Finance and Policy
February 10, 2025HouseActionAuthors added
February 13, 2025HouseActionAuthors added
February 17, 2025HouseActionCommittee report, to adopt
February 17, 2025HouseActionSecond reading
February 17, 2025HouseActionAuthors added
February 19, 2025HouseActionAuthors added
March 11, 2025HouseActionHouse rule 1.21, placed on Calendar for the Day
March 13, 2025HouseActionThird reading
March 13, 2025HouseActionBill was not passed

Citations

 
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  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "The bill amends Minnesota Statutes 2024 section 145.423, subdivision 1, to provide that a born-alive infant resulting from abortion is fully recognized as a human person and afforded immediate protection under the law, with medical personnel required to take all reasonable measures to care for the infant.",
      "modified": [
        "Section 145.423, subdivision 1 is amended to read with recognition of born-alive infants as human persons and requirements for medical care and protection."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "145.423",
    "subdivision": "subdivision 1"
  }
]

Progress through the legislative process

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