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Lawmakers kill bill to allow supervised drug injection sites in Colorado
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Proponents seeking to establish supervised drug injection sites in Colorado saw their latest effort in a years-long battle meet a bitter end Wednesday evening. House Bill 1202 sought to give municipalities the power to allow sites in their communities where people could use illegal drugs under supervision of medical professionals, which backers of the policy said would…
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Colorado advances eating disorder prevention, intervention bills: ‘It’s time we take a stand’
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In Colorado and nationwide, around one in 10 people will be diagnosed with an eating disorder in their lifetime. State lawmakers are trying to address that with a new pair of bills. The Senate Health and Human Services Committee advanced Senate Bill 14 and Senate Bill 176 on Thursday. If signed into law, SB 14 would create a statewide…
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Democrats advance protections for out-of-state abortion patients, restrictions on crisis pregnancy centers
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Two bills seeking to bolster abortion rights in Colorado cleared their first hurdle Wednesday night, receiving approval from the Senate Judiciary Committee. If passed by the full legislature, the bills would shield abortion patients and providers from interstate investigations, and prohibit “deceptive” advertising from crisis pregnancy centers, deemed “anti-abortion clinics” by critics. Critics of the…
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Colorado bill would cap medical debt interest, implement other consumer protections
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Cindy Powers underwent emergency surgery to fix a life-threatening abdominal obstruction in 2004. Over the next five years, she received 18 additional surgeries to address complications, infections and hernias, before her condition was finally fixed in 2009. But while her medical nightmare had come to an end, the financial nightmare was just beginning. Even with…
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Committee kills bill to expand access to medical marijuana in Colorado
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An effort to expand access to medical marijuana in Colorado met a swift end on Thursday, when lawmakers shut it down in its first committee hearing. Senate Bill 81 sought to increase the amount of medical marijuana concentrate a patient can buy per day and allow doctors to recommend medical marijuana via virtual telehealth appointments…
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Colorado bill would create housing voucher program for homeless foster youth
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More than one in three young adults exiting Colorado’s foster care system end up homeless within three years. Lawmakers are trying to change that with Senate Bill 82. If passed, the bill would create a housing voucher and case management program for foster youth, providing housing security for around 100 people. The program would provide…
