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MN SF4166

MN SF4166
Reproductive health education advancement provision


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Introduced
03/05/2026
In Committee
03/05/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

94th Legislature 2025-2026

Bill Summary

A bill for an act relating to health; advancing reproductive health education; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.

AI Summary

This bill mandates the Minnesota Commissioner of Health to integrate information on the root causes of infertility and reproductive health conditions, including restorative reproductive medicine, fertility awareness-based methods, and body literacy education, into existing public health programs like family planning, maternal and child health, and women's health initiatives. Existing health education materials will be updated to include information on restorative reproductive medicine, and the Commissioner will work with facilities funded by Title X (a federal program supporting family planning services) to incorporate these services within 12 months of the bill's effective date, providing training and patient education materials. The bill also defines key terms such as "fertility awareness-based methods" (evidence-based ways to track a woman's menstrual cycle using biological signs), "infertility" (difficulty conceiving or carrying a child to term), and various forms of "restorative reproductive health" and "restorative reproductive medicine," which focus on cooperating with or restoring the natural physiology and anatomy of the human reproductive system without using suppressive or destructive methods.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (3)

Last Action

Author added Heintzeman (on 03/09/2026)

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