Opinion: Colorado needs Amendment 79 because abortion past victories risk complacency, even in blue states

Oct 16, 2024

Voters can protect abortion rights in the state constitution and build on Colorado’s role in leading the country

by Dusti Gurule

 

Most Coloradans don’t realize that the high marks on the state’s abortion rights record are a result of ongoing and substantial pressure to get leaders to do the right thing. After my organization and a coalition of partner organizations pressed, the Reproductive Health Equity Act, or RHEA, was signed into law, containing crucial abortion protections in anticipation of the Dobbs decision two years ago.

But despite the General Assembly creating the statutory protections within RHEA, Colorado’s constitution (like the vast majority of states in America) still does not protect abortion rights…

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