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One-year-old Jannik Anderson, left, grandmother Terease Pelfry, center, and Tymber Anderson, right, attend the ERA rally at the Capitol Rotunda on the opening day of session Monday, Feb. 12. Contributed / A.J. Olmscheid
ST. PAUL - The right to make a person's own pregnancy decisions was added to the Minnesota Equal Rights Act during a Monday Rules and Legislative Administration committee hearing.
The ERA would bar discrimination based on race, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression or sexual orientation - and now pregnancy decisions.
The bill would amend Minnesota's constitution and require voter approval in the 2024 general election.
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