Minnesota lawmakers have failed to pass a state Equal Rights Amendment that would have enshrined protections for abortion and LGBTQ+ rights in the state Constitution. It's an acrimonious end to the 2024 legislative session. The Minnesota ERA was the one of the biggest casualties.
Dozens of supporters and opponents of the Minnesota Equal Rights Amendment legislation held signs – green in support, red in opposition – outside the Minnesota House chamber in the State Capitol building in St. Paul, Minn., on Monday, May 13, 2024, ahead of a crucial House floor vote on the legislation. The amendment would guarantee some of the country’s most expansive protections of abortion and LGBTQ+ rights if it is approved by both chambers this session and then by voters in two years.
“The work that we’ve done is going to last for generations. So the spectacle will fade, but the work will remain,” added Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy, of St. Paul.
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