abortion rights
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Science is clear on the matter: Abortion saves women’s lives
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As a practicing OB/GYN in Denver, and an abortion provider, I’d like to correct some misstatements made in the media lately about women’s health care and the role the governor of Colorado will play – especially under the threat of Roe v. Wade being overturned. U.S. Rep. Jared Polis is absolutely correct. If Roe v.…
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FEEDBACK | Dems for life push back; animal-rights groups draw flak
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Democrats for Life speaks for the voiceless In recent political advertisements and a letter to the editor from Ashlin Cross (“Being a Democrat means being pro-choice,” July 25), we are told that ensuring access to abortion is “progressive” and that to be a Democrat means being “pro-choice.” I beg to differ. There is nothing progressive…
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OPINION: ‘Colorado must decide if we will continue to trust women’
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The risk to abortion rights in the U.S. has never been greater. Reproductive rights are under constant attack, with lawmakers at every level of government passing restrictions that make abortion unattainable for many across the country. The recent vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court makes this situation all the more dire as Roe v. Wade faces real…
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FEEDBACK | Three hot buttons: education, abortion and global warming
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Cary Kennedy is the real leader on education Having seen Jared Polis’s misleading campaign ad attacking Cary Kennedy for the umpteenth time, I am sharing some direct insight about his claim that he “led” the effort to increase funding for every school in Colorado – and from where the actual leadership came. I was the…
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Team Trump puts the squeeze on providers of reproductive health care
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The Trump/Pence administration is at it again! This less than dynamic duo is intending to introduce a policy, dubbed the “domestic gag rule,” that will undermine patients’ rights to full and accurate medical information while threatening health-care access for millions of people nationwide. Why would they do this, you ask? The new regulation would force…
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Democrat Joe Neguse endorsed by abortion rights group in 2nd Congressional District primary
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DENVER – NARAL Pro-Choice America, an abortion rights group and a leading progressive political advocacy organization, on Tuesday endorsed former University of Colorado Regent Joe Neguse, one of two Democrats running for the 2nd Congressional District seat held by U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, a candidate for governor. Neguse has also won the support of Nederland…
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Q&A with Karen Middleton: It all comes down to equal treatment for the sexes
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The #MeToo movement must seem like déjà vu to Karen Middleton. The former state lawmaker, longtime education policy wonk, self-described “fierce feminist” – and nowadays, point person for abortion-rights advocacy in Colorado – took her seat in the legislature a decade ago in the wake of the Capitol’s last big sexual-misconduct scandal. It was her…
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THE PODIUM: ‘Extreme views of a few legislators keep us from working together’
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Every year, our Colorado state legislature is flooded with bills that would harm women. As a Christian pastor and leader of The Interfaith Alliance of Colorado, I see the way these bills not only threaten the health and wellbeing of people in our community, but I feel frustrated that the extreme views of a few…
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Anti-abortion extremists host protest on day of Women’s March, steal anti-slavery language
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If you get lost on your way to the Women’s March this Saturday and find yourself walking past the “March for Abolition,” don’t expect to hear any homage paid to Frederick Douglass, Nat Turner or Harriet Tubman. The so called “Colorado Right To Life” organization has foolishly appropriated language rooted in the anti-slavery movement in…
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EMILY’s List targets Colorado Republicans Mike Coffman, Scott Tipton in 2018 election
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EMILY’s List, a national group that recruits and helps fund Democratic women candidates, put two Colorado Republicans “on notice” Thursday, naming U.S. Reps. Mike Coffman and Scott Tipton to its list of top GOP targets in next year’s election. The group charged that Coffman and Tipton have poor records on issues important to women –…
