The Minnesota Legislature is poised to give final passage to a pair of bills seeking to protect people who travel to the state for abortions or gender-affirming care.
moving to counter efforts by GOP lawmakers in other states to ban or limit gender-affirming care for minors and restrict abortion rights more broadly.
Supporters of the so-called refuge measures, which prohibit enforcement of laws, subpoenas and extradition requests from other states related to legal care received here, say the changes will protect patients and providers.Republicans have raised concerns about patient safety, parental rights and the prospect of making Minnesota a "destination" for people looking to skirt their own state laws.
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