roe v wade
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With abortion battle shifting to states, hard work lies ahead, both sides of debate say
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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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A decision to overturn Roe v. Wade could jolt Colorado’s November election, strategists say
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Supporters of abortion rights and Democratic strategists tell Colorado Politics that the shockwaves felt last week in response to a leaked draft of a Supreme Court opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade could echo through the November election, scrambling the typical midterm equation by turning a referendum on an unpopular President Biden and the Democrats’…
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Catholic church in Boulder defiled following Roe v. Wade draft opinion leak
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The national debate over the future of Roe v. Wade spilled into Boulder on Wednesday morning in the form of graffiti. For the second time in a year, parishioners at a Boulder Catholic church were horrified at the messages that greeted them for 7 a.m. Mass. Vandals spray-painted abortion-rights messages across Sacred Heart of Mary’s…
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Lines drawn as leaked draft to strike down Roe sparks outrage, cheers among Colorado politicos
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Colorado Democrats sounded alarms as state Republicans welcomed news that the U.S. Supreme Court is preparing to overturn its decisions in two landmark cases that outlined a constitutional right to abortion, according to a leaked draft of a majority opinion. The 98-page document, written by Justice Samuel Alito and published Monday night by Politico, would…
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SONDERMANN | Pro-choice is not the same as pro-Roe
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Eric Sondermann Some weeks down the road, likely in June, it is quite probable that we will be treated to breaking news of a U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning in whole or part the 49-year-old case of Roe v. Wade. Such a decision will be presented as earth-shattering by breathless media. Certainly, many will receive…
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Bill to protect abortion rights wins approval from Democratic-controlled House panel
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Lawmakers worked overnight and into early Thursday morning on legislation that seeks to enshrine the unequivocal right to an abortion in state law. The House Health & Insurance Committee approved House Bill 1279 along a 7-4 party-line vote just after 3:40 a.m. More than 300 people signed up to testify on the bill, also known…
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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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MAP: How Colorado compares to 49 other states on abortion views
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Public views of abortion in all 50 states (plus the District of Columbia) would take on an added importance if the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade were overturned. Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court has triggered a national debate over the future of abortion law given that he’d be replacing retiring justice Anthony Kennedy,…
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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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Denver’s Global Down Syndrome Foundation pulled into abortion debate
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As the criminalization of aborting fetuses likely to be born with Down syndrome gains momentum in Utah and other states, it was just a matter of time until the Global Down Syndrome Foundation was called in. The research organization is a world leader on the Down syndrome, so it was natural for The Washington Post…
