“With the Supreme Court likely to strike down Roe v. Wade, it’s more important than ever that we defeat these extreme Republican bills that would ban abortion in Colorado,” state Rep. Susan Lontine said.
Colorado Democrats voted down three Republican abortion bills Wednesday night and early Thursday as the nation’s top court considers the future of enshrined federal protections for the procedure.
in state law in case the U.S. Supreme Court overturns its prior decisions that enumerated the right. The court is Nationally, legislatures in several Republican-led states have either recently enacted or are considering new restrictions on abortion access. In Colorado, the proposed bills followed an annual ritual at the Capitol when it comes to abortion restriction, with hours of testimony that was at times emotional, impassioned and sinister before falling to almost predetermined, party-line outcomes. Democrats hold a 17-seat advantage in the House, and a 7-4 advantage in the committees that determine if a bill makes it to the full House.
He introduced a bill in 2020 intended to ban most abortions after 22 weeks of gestation, which likewise failed in committee. Colorado voters
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