Colorado Democrats sent their reproductive rights and abortion access bill to the desk of Gov. Jared Polis after it passed its third reading in the Senate in a party-line 20-15 vote.
HB22-1279, the Reproductive Health Equity Act, passed after another 2 ½ hour hearing in the Senate on Wednesday, which followed another 12-hour hearing in the Senate on Tuesday.
Ahead of the bill’s final passage Wednesday, there were a couple more hours of debate on top of the more than 24 hours that have already been held in floor and committee sessions. The Democrats noted that there are likely to be 26 states that will ban abortion should the high court overturn Roe v. Wade, and that Colorado, New Mexico and Nevada would likely be the only states in the Rocky Mountain region where people might have access to abortion care.
“Having a principled decision is not about winning or losing. It’s not about caving to pressure to change. It’s about holding positions regardless of pressure or the outcome,” Holbert said.
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