Representative Tim Miller's new anti-abortion bills in the Minnesota House might not have a catch to become law before his end-of-term retirement, but Bluestem thinks they'll help with cred with his new employer. Willmar Radio reported on Tuesday, Miller to work for branch of Pro-Life Action Ministeries:
Representative Tim Miller has revealed what his next step will be after leaving the legislature. The Prinsburg Republican says he will be working for Brian Gibson with Pro-Life Action Ministries, in anticipation of the U.S. Supreme Court throwing out Roe-versus-Wade which made abortion legal in the U.S. Miller says all the states around Minnesota have bills ready to go to abolish abortion once The Supreme Court acts, but Minnesota does not...
In the first audio clip, Miller notes that Gibson approached him to lead a new "sister group" in Minnesota.
At the Star Tribune, Emma Nelson reports in Abortion fight takes on fresh urgency at Minnesota Capitol:
A slate of proposals before the Minnesota Legislature this session seek to limit abortion access, including a measure that would prohibit the procedure early in pregnancy and outsource enforcement of the law to private citizens.
"It does give me optimism and absolutely, there is an increased energy," said Rep. Tim Miller, R-Prinsburg, who has introduced four bills this session that would make it more difficult to obtain an abortion in Minnesota. "Those of us that have had a passion for this — it's been a long haul, but we're in a window of time where we have a great opportunity to have influence over this." . . .
Miller plans to retire from the Legislature after this session, but he isn't giving up on his proposals, including the ban similar to the one in Texas. They include making it a crime to provide an abortion once a heartbeat is detected, typically around six weeks of pregnancy, with exceptions for medical emergencies but not for rape or incest. Minnesota currently prohibits abortion after viability, with some exceptions, but does not define a timeline for fetal viability.
His other bills would require providers to read a script before prescribing a medication that causes abortion and require an in-person appointment with a provider before obtaining a prescription.
"Maybe someone can carry these bills forward," he said. "But my convictions before God are that I need to defend life, and so I'm going to continue to do so. What happens outside my influence — I can't control that." . . .
Pro-Life Action Ministries "Who We Are" web page tells the group's story. A key focus is "side walk counseling" outside abortion providers.
Guidestar features the organization's 990 filings with the IRS and other information here.
In January 2021, the Catholic Spirit reported With or without Roe, pro-life efforts in Minnesota face serious challenges.
We're curious what the sister organization's mission will be.
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Screengrab: A Tim Miller Facebook post in 2014. Perhaps those lawn ornament voters are what Stop the Steal folks mean when they talk about fraud in elections.
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