1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XIII, section 13; 
1.3 	prohibiting the use of state funds for abortion.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROPOSED.
 1.6 	An amendment to the Minnesota Constitution is proposed to the people. If the 
1.7 	amendment is adopted, a section shall be added to article XIII, to read:

1.8 	Sec. 13. State funds shall not be used to fund abortions, except to the extent necessary 
1.9 	for continued participation in a federal program. For purposes of this section, "abortion" 
1.10 	means the use of any means to terminate the pregnancy of a woman known to be 
1.11 	pregnant with knowledge that the termination with those means will, with reasonable 
1.12 	likelihood, cause the death of the fetus. "Fetus" means any individual human organism 
1.13 	from fertilization until birth.

1.14 	Sec. 2. SUBMISSION TO VOTERS.
 1.15 	The proposed amendment must be submitted to the people at the 2012 general 
1.16 	election. The question submitted must be:
1.17 	"Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to prohibit the use of state funds 
1.18 	for abortions?

1.19

Yes 
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1.20 | | No ........" |