STATE OF MINNESOTA
Office of Governor Mark Dayton

130 State Capitol ♦ 75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard ♦ Saint Paul, MN 55155
May 16,2018

The Honorable Michelle Fischbach
President of the Senate
2113 Minnesota Senate Office Building
95 University Ave. W.
St. Paul, MN 55155
RE: SF 2849 Requiring physicians to allow viewing of ultrasound imaging prior to an
ab01iion
Dear Madam President:
I have vetoed and am returning Chapter 142, Senate File 2849, a bill requiring
physicians to invite the viewing of ultrasound imaging prior to an ab01iion.
The bill interferes with the doctor-patient relationship, legislating the private
conversations that occur about a legal medical procedure. In addition, providers are
already fulfilling their legal, ethical, and professional duties to fully inform their patients
of the benefits, risks, and alternatives of any medical procedure. They are the reasons
why I join the Minnesota Medical Association and the American College of Obstetricians
and Gynecologists, Minnesota Section,in opposing this legislation.

Mark Dayton
Governor
cc:

Senator Paul E. Gazelka, Senate Majority Leader
Senator Thomas M. Bakk, Senate Minority Leader
Senator Michelle Benson, Chief Senate Author
Representative Kmi Daudt, Speaker of the House
Representative Melissa H01iman, House Minority Leader
Representative Abigail Whelan, Chief House Author
The Honorable Steve Simon, Secretary of State
Mr. Cal Ludeman, Secretary of the Senate
Mr. Patrick Mmphy, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives
Mr. Paul Marinac, Revisor of Statutes

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