Please contact the members of the Senate Judiciary Committee and ask them to vote "No" on Senate Bill 125, Preventing Responsible Sex Education & Reproductive Health Care. For a NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado fact sheet on this bill,
click here. A sample letter to your senator is provided below.
Be sure to include the following information in your e-mail, phone call, or letter:
- The bill number and the position you would like your legislator to take: "Please vote NO on Senate Bill 125"
Explain in 2 or 3 sentences why you oppose Senate Bill 125.
If you are writing an e-mail, it helps to put “Vote NO on SB 125” in the subject line.
Sample Letter to the Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee:
Subject: Vote NO on SB 125, Preventing Responsible Sex Education & Reproductive Health Care
Dear Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee:
I am concerned about Senate Bill 125 (Harvey, Stephens), "Preventing Responsible Sex Education & Reproductive Health Care." This bill is up for a vote in Senate Judiciary on Wednesday, Feb. 13. I am asking you to please vote NO on SB 125.
While positive in principle, this overly broad statute could have severe impacts on public health. This bill would severely restrict the ability of doctors, nurses, and other health professionals to provide medically accurate information to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted infections, to prevent unintended pregnancy, and to educate patients about health conditions that affect the reproductive organs. Licensed, trained physicians, nurses, advanced practice nurses, and other medical professionals often use anatomically correct visual aids in poster form, life-size models, and handouts. These devices are used to help educate patients, including minors, about the reproductive process, as well as about prostate, breast, and ovarian cancer; urinary tract and other vaginal infections; and other medical conditions that affect the reproductive organs.
I also have concerns that Senate Bill 125 would undo all the positive things that were accomplished last year with the enactment of House Bill 1292, the Responsible Sex Ed bill signed into law by Gov. Ritter in May. If passed, SB 125 would allow charges to be filed against private institutions or individuals who provide comprehensive, scientifically and medically accurate sex education outside of the classroom. The bill carves out an affirmative defense for teachers in schools or school districts, but does not recognize that information about sexuality and anatomy is delivered in private institutions outside of the classroom.
I appreciate your consideration and again urge you to vote NO on SB 125. Please let me know how you cast your vote.
Thank you,
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