Twin Cities Set To Become Abortion Destination If Roe Is Overturned

MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis is set to become an abortion destination if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade.

Of its immediate neighbors, the state of Minnesota has by the most liberal abortion laws. Under Minnesota law, abortions are allowed up to 20 weeks during pregnancy.

State law requires that abortions are performed by a doctor. There is also a mandatory waiting period of at least 24 hours before the abortion can take place.

A draft majority opinion leaked to Politico suggests that the U.S. Supreme Court is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark abortion ruling this summer.

Minnesota has 11 abortion clinics, according to the pro-abortion rights Guttmacher Institute. Of those, the majority are in the Minneapolis area.

On Thursday, the Minneapolis City Council passed a resolution "promoting access to reproductive healthcare and abortion rights" following the Supreme Courtleak.

"Ensuring that everyone can get coverage for reproductive healthcare – including birth control, pregnancy tests, prenatal care, screenings for cancer and sexually transmitted infections, hormone replacement therapy, doula services, and abortion—is an important step toward creating equal economic opportunities,” the resolution reads.

The resolution asks all Minnesota cities to "join its efforts in safeguarding and promoting access to reproductive healthcare and abortion rights, and pass resolutions urging the Minnesota Legislature to take steps necessary to protect and promote reproductive healthcare and abortion rights, instead of restricting them."

According to the Politico report, the three Democratic-appointed judges — Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan — are writing dissent opinions. It's unclear how Chief Justice John Roberts will vote or if he will write an opinion of his own.

A final decision on the case is not expected until late June or July.