3 Minnesota GOP representatives who tried to undermine abortion rights in their first terms

Three freshman GOP lawmakers in the Minnesota House of Representatives attempted to prevent abortion access and spread misinformation about reproductive rights in their first terms.

On Jan. 19, 2023, just 16 days after taking office, Reps. Natalie Zeleznikar (R-Fredenberg Township), Bernie Perryman (R-St. Augusta) and Roger Skraba (R-Ely) all voted against House File 1, a bill to establish the fundamental right to reproductive health care into state law.

After the law was signed into law by Gov. Tim Walz (DFL), Zeleznikar took to Facebook to accuse Democrats, without evidence, of opening an avenue to more sex trafficking in Minnesota by making abortion more accessible. She also equated the bill to laws in North Korea and China.

“The truth is, Democrats passed a bill that goes beyond Roe v. Wade, making Minnesota’s abortion laws more extreme than those in European countries, and on par with those in North Korea and China,” Zeleznikar wrote. “Moreover, they removed all abortion recording, despite Minnesota being third in the nation for sex trafficking.”


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