A small town in Minnesota is considering an ordinance that would allow residents to sue abortionists — despite the fact that there is no abortion facility in the town. The Star Tribune reported that the city of Prinsburg — population 500 — will review an ordinance that would allow residents to file lawsuits against abortionists and against companies that distribute the abortion pill by mail. The first public hearing regarding the ordinance was held during a City Council meeting last week. The ordinance is based on the Texas Heartbeat Act, which took effect in September 2021 and has survived all legal challenges. A Texas lawyer who helped pen that law, Jonathan Mitchell, is working on the Prinsburg ordinance with Pro-Life Action Ministries of St. Paul. Prinsburg officials hope that it’s an idea that will spread across the state. “This is not just an impulse,” said Tim Miller a legislator representing the area who is stepping down to help enact the ordinance and others like it. “This is in God’s timing. We need to start somewhere [and] we will be working to pass ordinances in other communities.”
