Prior to the November election, abortion was allowed through all nine months of pregnancy, being unregulated in terms of gestational progress and in terms of safety standards. Telemed abortions had been permitted through virtual visits.
And yet, the ballot initiative that voters approved on November 5, 2024 by 61% amended the state constitution to say that the government “shall not deny, impede, or discriminate against the exercise of the right to abortion.”
The Colorado Catholic Conference and the Colorado Life Initiative, among others, fought hard against this measure, pointing out that the amendment opposes parental involvement, lacks any safeguards for women or underage girls being sex trafficked, coerced, or abused, and allows taxpayers’ money to be used to pay for elective abortions.
