A Minnesota court on Monday blocked several abortion-related laws saying they violate the state’s constitution in what pro-life advocates called an “extreme ruling.”
Ramsey County Judge Thomas Gilligan’s ruling in Doe v. Minnesota struck down an informed consent law, parental notification law, and the requirement that only doctors perform abortions.
“These abortion laws violate the right to privacy because they infringe upon the fundamental right under the Minnesota Constitution to access abortion care and do not withstand strict scrutiny,” Gilligan wrote in his ruling, CBS News reported.
Gilligan also ruled that the law requiring only doctors to perform abortions in hospitals was unconstitutional. He let stand a requirement to report to the state health department but nullified the criminal penalties for any violations of that law….