abortion
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Pueblo’s proposed anti-abortion ordinance comes with legal questions
The Pueblo City Council this week approved on first reading a proposed ordinance that could ban abortion within city limits, with some councilmembers and Colorado law experts questioning its legality. The ordinance seems to be the first proposed municipal anti-abortion law brought forth in Colorado, drawing residents and activists on both sides of the abortion…
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WATCH: Democrats slam Kirkmeyer over GOP candidate’s support for national abortion ban in new TV ad
National Democrats took to the air Tuesday in Colorado with a TV ad linking Republican congressional candidate Barb Kirkmeyer to a potential national ban on abortion. The 30-second spot, released by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s independent expenditure arm, includes archival footage of the GOP nominee in Colorado’s 8th Congressional District saying she “[doesn’t] agree…
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Q&A with Sen. Gonzales and Rep. Froelich | On making Colorado a sanctuary for abortion access
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade, Colorado has emerged as a national leader for abortion protections. Even before the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision was released in June, state lawmakers enshrined abortion as a fundamental right under the Reproductive Health Equity Act. Among the most permissive…
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Colorado abortion group: Fund assists 94% out-of-state clients, 66% Texans with abortion travel
Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned federal abortion protections, 94% of clients seeking travel assistance from a Colorado abortion fund have been from out of state, including a vast majority from Texas alone. From June 24 to July 31, 66% of clients receiving practical support from the Colorado-based Cobalt Abortion Fund came from Texas, followed…
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Democrats eye legislation to enhance abortion protections in Colorado
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade, two Democratic lawmakers said they are moving to enhance abortion protections in Colorado. Sen. Julie Gonzales, D-Denver, and Rep. Meg Froelich, D-Greenwood Village, said they intend to file legislation to protect Colorado abortion care providers and anyone who seeks abortion care in…
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With abortion battle shifting to states, hard work lies ahead, both sides of debate say
Angry outcries on one side – and joyous celebrations on the other – erupted with Friday’s anticipated U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning the decades-old law guaranteeing women’s ability to get an abortion. The ruling on a 2018 Mississippi state law banning most abortions after 15 weeks of gestation effectively overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision…
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Bishops to Catholic legislators who voted for abortion law: Taking communion is ‘sacrilige’
Catholic legislators who voted for legislation to enshrine abortion rights and defy Catholic leaders’ request to not partake of the Eucharist commit a sacrilege and live in contradiction, behavior that, under church teachings, can only be remedied by repentance and absolution. But the Catholic leaders said the church won’t monitor whether the 10 Catholic members of…
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2022 SESSION: CONFRONTING CRISES | Actions of the 2022 General Assembly
2022 offered legislators the first real opportunity to set an ambitious agenda after two years of limping through the global pandemic, but Colorado’s emergence out of the COVID-19 crisis also unleashed a torrent of challenges. There were many familiar problems, such as housing, behavioral health and wildfires, as well as new ones, notably soaring inflation…
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Q&A with Jeff Hunt | On the abortion front
Jeff Hunt serves as director of the Centennial Institute at Colorado Christian University and is one of the most visible voices on the abortion debate. Hunt said the conversation within the anti-abortion movement in Colorado revolves around a ballot measure in 2024 that is similar to Proposition 115, which asked voters in 2020 to ban…