2005 Legislation in Colorado
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| Pro-Choice Legislation: |
| Emergency Contraception for Rape Survivors |
| Bill Number: |
HB 1042 [ view bill ] |
| Status: |
Passed by the House Health and Human Services Committee on Monday, January 24th by a vote of 9-4. Passed by the full House of Representatives on Monday, January 31st by a vote of 46-19. Passed in the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on Wednesday, March 9th by a vote of 4-2. Passed by the Senate by a vote a 22-13 on Monday, March 21st. Vetoed by Governor Bill Owens on Tuesday, April 5th. |
| Sponsor(s): |
Rep. Boyd, Sen. Veiga |
Emergency contraception (EC) should be the standard of care for all health care facilities that treat victims of sexual assault. In Colorado, one in four women has experienced a sexual assault. Requiring emergency health care facilities to provide EC is a common-sense step we can take to reduce the number of pregnancies that result from sexual assault, and offer some comfort to rape victims.
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| Anti-Choice Legislation: |
| Banning Abortion in Colorado |
| Bill Number: |
HB 1260 [ view bill ] |
| Status: |
Defeated in the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday, February 24th by a 6-4 party line vote. |
| Sponsor(s): |
Rep. Crane, Harvey, Hefley, Schultheis, Lundberg, Brophy, Stafford, Balmer, Cadman, Clapp, Cloer, Kerr, King, Knoedler, Liston, Massey, May, M., Penry, and Welker |
HB 1260 creates criminal penalties for doctors if they perform an abortion where the fetus is viable. The bill defines “viability” as “if completely expelled from the mother, a fetus would be likely to have a heartbeat, respiration or voluntary movement.” This new definition would affect much earlier abortions than the usual late-term abortions these bills attack. In addition, the medical exception is not sufficient enough to protect women’s health.
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| Mandatory Anesthesia |
| Bill Number: |
HB 1106 [ view bill ] |
| Status: |
A hearing was held in House Health and Human Services Committee on Monday, January 31st. The committee referred the bill to the House Judiciary Committee and it was defeated by a 6-5 party line vote. |
| Sponsor(s): |
Rep. Brophy |
HB 1106 is an attempt to mandate possibly unnecessary medical care, and invades the crucial privacy of the doctor-patient relationship. Women should receive complete and science-based information from their doctor, not political propaganda mandated from the state.
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| New Definition of Pregnancy |
| Bill Number: |
HB 1155 [ view bill ] |
| Status: |
2/13/2007: Defeated on a 4-3 party-line vote |
| Sponsor(s): |
Rep. Lundberg, Brophy, Cadman, Clapp, Cloer, Schultheis, and Wleker, Sen. Lamborn |
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| Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers (TRAP) |
| Bill Number: |
HB 1072 [ view bill ] |
| Status: |
Defeated in the House Health and Human Services Committee on Monday, January 31st by a vote of 7-6. |
| Sponsor(s): |
Rep. Schultheis |
TRAP stands for Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers. TRAP laws are regulations that single out physicians and other facilities that provide abortion services. These excessive and unnecessary government regulations are promoted under the guise of making abortions safer, but ultimately harm women’s health by trying to “regulate” abortion providers out of business.
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