This bill seeks to strengthen protections for pregnant minors in Minnesota by making it a felony to coerce them into seeking or obtaining an abortion. It also classifies related acts of intimidation or harm as gross misdemeanors. The legislation requires abortion providers to verify the age of the minor and inform them that they cannot be forced into an abortion, necessitating written certification of this information. Additionally, abortion facilities must display clear signage to inform patients of their rights regarding coercion and consent. The bill introduces screening requirements for providers to identify potential coercion, mandating that they notify law enforcement and child protective services if coercion is suspected.

Moreover, the bill establishes new training requirements for healthcare personnel in designated facilities to recognize and assist victims of human trafficking, utilizing a standardized course from the Department of Health. It also creates a framework for assessing pregnant minors prior to an abortion, focusing on coercion and psychological risks, and establishes a rebuttable presumption in civil actions that a minor would have opted against an abortion if proper assessments were conducted. The bill criminalizes coercion into abortion through the use of abortion-inducing drugs without consent, classifying such actions as felonies. It includes a severability clause to maintain the enforceability of remaining provisions if any part is deemed unconstitutional, and tasks the commissioner of health with implementing necessary rules by December 1, 2027.