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Colo. Lawmakers Consider New Charges for Crimes Against Pregnant Women
Friday, February 22, 2013
The Colorado House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday voted 10-1 to approve a bill (HB 1154) that would create a new category of felony charges for crimes against pregnant women that result in the death of the fetus, the AP/Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
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Colo. Abortion, 'Religious Freedom' Bills Die in Committee
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
The Colorado Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday voted 3-2 to reject a bill (SB 56) that would have banned abortion based on the sex of the fetus, the Denver Post reports.
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Colo. County Prohibited EC at Family Planning Clinics, Despite Health Department's Testimony
Thursday, February 7, 2013
The 2010 decision by commissioners in Weld County, Colo., to prohibit Title X family planning clinics from dispensing emergency contraception went against expert testimony stating that it does not cause an abortion, according to an investigation by the Colorado Independent.
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Catholic Hospital Says It Was 'Morally Wrong' To Argue That a Fetus Is Not a Person
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
A Catholic hospital in Colorado in a statement acknowledged that "it was morally wrong" for its attorneys to argue in court documents that the facility is not liable for the deaths of two seven-month-old fetuses because fetuses are not people, the AP/Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
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Catholic Hospital Argues in Malpractice Case That a Fetus is not a Person
Friday, January 25, 2013
A Catholic hospital in Colorado is arguing in court documents that it is not liable for the deaths of two seven-month-old fetuses because fetuses are not people, USA Today reports.
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Colo. County Ends Planned Parenthood Grant
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
The Garfield Board of County Commissioners on Monday voted to remove $5,000 in funding from the local Planned Parenthood clinic in Glenwood Springs, Colo., the Glenwood Springs Post Independent/Aspen Times reports.
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Defeated 'Personhood' Initiative Remains Relevant in Colorado Politics
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
A Colorado "personhood" initiative that voters rejected in 2008 and 2010 has become an issue in two congressional races in the state, even though a similar measure failed to make this year's ballot, AP/NECN reports.
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Colorado Personhood Coalition Files Lawsuit in Attempt To Qualify Amendment for Ballot
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
The Colorado Personhood Coalition has filed suit in Denver District Court challenging the state's finding that the group collected too few signatures to qualify a "personhood" amendment for the November ballot, the Denver Post reports.
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Colo. 'Personhood' Amendment Cannot Appear on 2012 Ballot, Despite Legal Challenge
Thursday, September 13, 2012
The Colorado secretary of state's office on Tuesday said that a proposed "personhood" amendment will not appear on the 2012 ballot, regardless of legal action that its supporters have pledged to take, the Denver Post reports.
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Colo. 'Personhood' Amendment Fails To Qualify for Ballot
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
The Colorado affiliate of Personhood USA gathered too few signatures to place an initiative on the November ballot asking whether the state should grant rights to fertilized eggs, Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler announced on Wednesday, the AP/Washington Post reports.
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Group Submits Signatures for Colo. 'Personhood' Amendment
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
The Colorado Personhood Coalition on Monday said they have gathered enough signatures to put a so-called "personhood" amendment on the state's November ballot, the Denver Post reports.
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Focus on the Family Drops Push for 'Religious Freedom' Ballot Measure in Colo.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
An official with Focus on the Family on Friday said the conservative Christian advocacy group will withdraw a Colorado ballot measure (Initiative 78) that purports to ban government interference with the religious freedom of an individual or organization, the Denver Post reports.
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Colo. Senate Rejects Symbolic Measure Expressing Support for Blunt Amendment
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
The Colorado Senate on Friday voted to reject a symbolic measure (SM 3) that urged federal lawmakers to pass a failed amendment that would have allowed insurers to deny contraception coverage for moral or religious reasons, the Aurora Sentinel reports.
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Colo. Lawmakers Table 'Fetal Homicide' Measure
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Colorado's Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday tabled legislation (HB 1130) that would make it a crime to harm or kill a fetus, the AP/Daily Camera reports.
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Colo. House Approves Fetal Homicide Bill
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
The Colorado House on Monday voted along party lines to approve legislation (HB 1130) that would make it a crime to harm or kill a fetus, unless the mother had agreed to an abortion, the Durango Herald reports.
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