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May 12, 2022

The Minneapolis city council unanimously passed a resolution today urging state lawmakers to take steps necessary to protect and promote reproductive rights.

Council president Andrea Jenkins said Minneapolis is committed to protecting the rights of those seeking abortions in Minnesota, as other states restrict access.

Jenkins said lack of abortion access has increased lasting health and economic consequences for Black and immigrant women, and also makes the future uncertain for LGBTQ and trans people.

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Thousands remain without power in wake of Wednesday night's storms

Thousands of homes and businesses remain without power across southern Minnesota today, in the wake of severe storms that brought damaging winds, rain, hail and flooding. More strong storms moved across parts of Minnesota today, and more widespread severe weather is possible across much of the state this evening.

 
Minnesota hospitals feel the strain as national supply of CT scan dye tightens
High-demand contrast dyes that let doctors better see blood clots and tumors in patients are vital to many hospitals in Minnesota and the U.S. But supplies are tight as overseas makers struggle with COVID. Hospital leaders say they haven’t canceled procedures, but it’s making for some anxious days.
 
New play draws on experiences of people involved in prison system
The Mixed Blood Theater in Minneapolis is staging “The Labyrinth and the Minotaur: The Incarceration Play Project,” which includes people who’ve lived life on both sides of the bars in Minnesota correctional facilities.
 
Health officials closing 4 COVID-19 community testing sites, opening 2
Overall, testing at state-run sites is down to lows not seen since last summer before the Omicron variant hit, when the state was averaging 4,000 to 6,000 tests per day. 
 
Overturning Roe v. Wade will harm people of color and burden Minnesota’s health care system, says researcher
Asha Hassan, a reproductive health researcher at the University of Minnesota, says abortion bans disproportionately affect people of color. If the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, she says, more Black women will die during pregnancy and Minnesota will see a 371 percent increase in out-of-state patients seeking abortions.
 
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