Governor Walz to Sign Abortion Rights Bill into Law Tuesday

(St. Paul, MN) — Governor Tim Walz signs into law today (Tuesday 12 p-m) an abortion rights bill the Democrat-controlled Minnesota Senate passed Saturday after a 14-plus hour debate.   Senate Republican Minority Leader Mark Johnson and House G-O-P Leader Lisa Demuth (DAY’-muth) say Walz on the campaign trail assured Minnesotans he supports “maintaining the timelines outlined by current law,” but they say bill Walz plans to sign permits abortion up to the moment of birth.  D-F-L state lawmakers passed the legislation in response to the U-S Supreme Court taking away the federal reproductive rights of all women last summer.