I did not know that Minnesota has such restrictions on abortion

[question everything]

There is a story in the strib about how Ellison, as the AG will have to defend these rules against a lawsuit:

The lawsuit, brought by legal advocacy groups Gender Justice and the Lawyering Project on behalf of two anonymous health professionals and First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis, is aimed at overturning a series of laws supporters say deny women access to constitutionally protected abortion services and “impose burdensome and unnecessary restrictions” on providers.

Targeted statutes include a 24-hour waiting period, two-parent notification requirements for patients under 18, and a provision mandating that fetal remains be buried or cremated.

The challenge also seeks to strike the requirement that all abortions be performed by a physician. Several other states, including California, Colorado and Vermont, allow nurse practitioners or other health professionals to perform some procedures.

http://www.startribune.com/we-re-going-to-do-a-good-job-ellison-says-state-will-defend-abortion-restrictions-in-court-despite-personal-views/511754312/