A federal court has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to nullify Minnesota's laws protecting access to abortion , saying the suit lacked standing.

Court documents show the suit was dismissed late last month. It was originally filed in November of last year by the Women's Life Care Center, National Institute of Family and Life Advocates and several women who have had abortions.

The suit argued that the state's abortion laws terminate parental rights without due process. Women are not being informed about their rights when it comes to the procedure, the lawsuit alleged, resulting in thousands of "involuntary" abortions a year.

According to the Minnesota Attorney General's Office, the court said the plaintiffs did not identify which specific laws they were challenging, despite the court

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