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News | 11.03.20

Colorado Voters Strike Down Ban on Abortion at the Ballot Box

DENVER, CO — Colorado voters rejected Proposition 115 tonight, a ballot measure to ban abortion later in pregnancy, rejecting the ballot initiative by a 60-40 margin. If passed, Proposition 115 would have made it a crime for doctors to provide abortion care starting at 22 weeks in pregnancy, with no consideration for the unique circumstances of each pregnancy..... | Read More

No on 115, One Family’s Story

Proposition 115 is a dangerous mistake that is deeply personal for us. When we decided to grow our family, pregnancy did not come easy for us. When it happened, after several years of attempts, we were overjoyed. Early complications left us with a risky pregnancy to both mother and child that our doctors closely monitored. They needed the fetus to develop for 22 weeks.... | Read More

A High Risk Pregnancy Obstetrician Says Vote No on 115

"Proposition 115 does not extend compassionate care." True story. A 25-year-old patient and her husband go to their OBGYN’s office for a routine, mid-pregnancy ultrasound. They are excited - they’ve spent the last several months preparing for their new family and adventures yet to come. A few minutes later, their world turns upside down. Their baby has anencephaly,.... | Read More

10.29.20

Letter on Pretrial Risk Assessment Tools

ACLU-CO Releases Letter on Dangerous, Misleading and Discriminatory Pretrial Risk Assessment Tools OCT. 29, 2020. This morning, the ACLU-CO released a data-driven letter highlighting the underreported and concerning findings of the taxpayer-funded Colorado Pretrial Assessment Tool (CPAT) Validation Study. The Study assessed the CPAT, currently used by judges across.... | Read More

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