planned parenthood of the rocky mountains
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Abortion surge from out-of-state clients continues to impact providers
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Demand for abortions continues to tax Colorado providers, as out-of-state women travel here for services because of legal restrictions where they live, following last year’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. About 2 in 5 women seeking abortion services from Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains have been from out…
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Polis: I’ll stand up for reproductive rights if elected governor
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There’s no “personhood’ amendment among the dozen measures voters will address on the November ballot. But according to U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, the Democratic party’s candidate for governor, reproductive rights are on the ballot in November in the form of who gets elected governor. Polis, who spoke at a roundtable hosted by Planned Parenthood of…
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Ken Salazar endorses Ashley Wheeland in House District 9 Democratic primary
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Former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar this week endorsed Ashley Wheeland, one of two Democrats running in a primary against state Rep. Paul Rosenthal in southeast Denver’s House District 9. “I have known Ashley since she began her career in policy in our state – working for me in my United States Senate office,” said Salazar, a…
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State Sen. Irene Aguilar endorses Ashley Wheeland in HD 9 Democratic primary
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State Sen. Irene Aguilar, a Denver Democrat, this week endorsed Ashley Wheeland, one of two Democrats challenging state Rep. Paul Rosenthal in a primary in southeast Denver’s House District 9. “Ashley has a long record of fighting for Colorado communities and their health care, something I am passionate about as well,” Aguilar, a primary care physician,…
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Two Denver Democrats launch primary challenges against state Rep. Paul Rosenthal
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State Rep. Paul Rosenthal, the Denver Democrat hit with an allegation of sexual harassment that was dismissed earlier this month, is facing primary challenges from two Democrats in the southeast Denver House District 9 seat he’s represented for three terms – social worker and educator Emily Sirota and veteran policy advocate Ashley Wheeland. “It’s time…
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Art, politics and reproductive rights — coming to a gallery in Colorado Springs
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Defenders of abortion rights and access to contraception say they are under siege in the era of Donald Trump and Republican rule, and for months, they have taken to the streets, the airwaves and the worldwide web to fight back. Now, they are going to lodge their protests in a different kind of forum: an…
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Hickenlooper announces appointments to communications office
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Gov. John Hickenlooper on Friday announced he was making two appointments to his communications office. The governor’s new director of strategic communications will be Marie Logsden, and his new press secretary will be Jacque Montgomery, his office said. They start work on Monday, Feb. 22. Holly Shrewsbury has been serving interim director of communications since…
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Democrats celebrate Colorado as ‘pocket of sanity’ amid national election results
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Colorado Democrats celebrated sweeping wins across the state on Tuesday night at a hotel in downtown Denver, but the election-night watch party felt more like a wake as the national map on large-screen televisions slowly turned more and more red, depicting Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s win over Democrat Hillary Clinton. Clinton carried the state’s…
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? Pro-life bus tour stops in Denver tonight
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A 50-state bus tour to promote ending abortion in America is scheduled to stop in Denver Monday night for a rally, prayer and fast, according to the sponsoring group, 40 Days for Life. The group describes itself on its website as “a community-based campaign that takes a determined, peaceful approach to showing local communities the consequences…
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Judge orders Utah not to block Planned Parenthood funding
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A judge is ordering the state of Utah not to stop funding its Planned Parenthood branch over advocacy for legal abortion or unproven allegations against the national organization. The move comes after an appeals court decided a defunding order from Utah Gov. Gary Herbert was likely an unconstitutional political move designed to punish the group because it provides abortions.…
