Minnesota SF 5179: Coercion of a pregnant minor female into seeking or obtaining an abortion prohibition, human trafficking of minors screening and reporting provision, certain information displayed requirement provision, and wrongful death resulting from an abortion additional action provision

Bill Text

1.1 A bill for an act​
1.2 relating to health; prohibiting coercing a pregnant minor female into seeking or​
1.3 obtaining an abortion; screening and reporting suspected cases of human trafficking​
1.4 of minors; requiring certain information to be displayed; adding action for wrongful​
1.5 death resulting from abortion; requiring rulemaking; proposing coding for new​
1.6 law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145.​
1.7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1.8 Section 1. [145.4111] COERCING A PREGNANT MINOR FEMALE TO HAVE​
1.9 AN ABORTION.​
1.10 Subdivision 1.Definitions.For purposes of this section, the following terms have the​
1.11 meanings given.​
1.12 (a) "Abortion" means the use or prescription of any instrument, medicine, drug, or any​
1.13 other substance or device to intentionally terminate the pregnancy of a female known to be​
1.14 pregnant with an intention other than to increase the probability of a live birth; to preserve​
1.15 the life or health of the child after a live birth; to remove a dead unborn child who died as​
1.16 the result of a spontaneous abortion, accidental trauma, or a criminal assault on the pregnant​
1.17 female or her unborn child; or to save the life of the mother.​
1.18 (b) "Abortion facility" means any private office or freestanding outpatient clinic in which​
1.19 abortions are performed, induced, or prescribed or where the means for an abortion are​
1.20 provided.​
1.21 (c) "Abortion-inducing drug" includes drugs and chemicals that result in the death of a​
1.22 conceived human being that has implanted in the womb of the pregnant female.​
1​Section 1.​
26-08429 as introduced​04/15/26 REVISOR SGS/MI​
SENATE​
STATE OF MINNESOTA​
S.F. No. 5179​NINETY-FOURTH SESSION​
(SENATE AUTHORS: NELSON, Housley, Duckworth, Abeler and Heintzeman)​
OFFICIAL STATUS​D-PG​DATE​
Introduction and first reading​8522​04/20/2026​
Referred to Health and Human Services​

2.1 (d) "Abortion provider" means a person performing a surgical abortion or prescribing​
2.2 a drug that induces abortion.​
2.3 (e) "Coerce" means to use or threaten to use any form of domination, restraint, or control​
2.4 for the purpose of causing a female, including one who is a minor, to seek or obtain an​
2.5 abortion. Coercion exists if the totality of the circumstances establishes the existence of​
2.6 domination, restraint, or control that would have the reasonably foreseeable effect of causing​
2.7 an individual to seek or obtain an abortion. Evidence of coercion may include but is not​
2.8 limited to:​
2.9 (1) physical force or actual or implied threats of physical force;​
2.10 (2) physical or mental torture;​
2.11 (3) implicitly or explicitly leading a female to believe that the female will be protected​
2.12 from violence or arrest;​
2.13 (4) kidnapping;​
2.14 (5) defining the terms of an individual's employment or working conditions in a manner​
2.15 that can foreseeably lead to the individual seeking or obtaining an abortion;​
2.16 (6) blackmail;​
2.17 (7) extortion or claims of indebtedness;​
2.18 (8) threat of legal complaint or report of delinquency;​
2.19 (9) threat to interfere with parental rights or responsibilities, whether by judicial or​
2.20 administrative action or otherwise;​
2.21 (10) promise of a legal benefit, such as posting bail, procuring an attorney, protecting​
2.22 from arrest, or promising unionization;​
2.23 (11) promise of financial rewards;​
2.24 (12) promise of marriage;​
2.25 (13) restraining speech or communication with others, such as exploiting a language​
2.26 difference or interfering with the use of mail, telephone, or money;​
2.27 (14) isolating the individual from others;​
2.28 (15) exploiting a condition of developmental disability, cognitive limitation, affective​
2.29 disorder, or substance dependency;​
2.30 (16) taking advantage of a lack of intervention by child protection;​
2​Section 1.​
26-08429 as introduced​04/15/26 REVISOR SGS/MI​

3.1 (17) exploiting victimization by previous sexual abuse or battering;​
3.2 (18) exploiting pornographic performance;​
3.3 (19) interfering with opportunities for education or skills training;​
3.4 (20) destroying property;​
3.5 (21) restraining movement;​
3.6 (22) exploiting HIV status, particularly where the defendant's previous coercion led to​
3.7 the HIV exposure; or​
3.8 (23) exploiting needs for food, shelter, safety, affection, or intimate or marital​
3.9 relationships.​
3.10 (f) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of health.​
3.11 (g) "Hospital" means an institution licensed by the commissioner of health; staffed and​
3.12 equipped to provide services, facilities, and beds for the reception and care of one or more​
3.13 nonrelated persons for a continuous period longer than 24 hours for diagnosis, treatment,​
3.14 or care of an illness, injury, or pregnancy; and regularly providing clinical laboratory services,​
3.15 diagnostic x-ray services, and treatment facilities for surgery, obstetrical care, or other​