Why We Rally: Pushing Back on the Radical Pro-Abortion Agenda in Colorado
On March 14th, a majority of lawmakers in the Colorado House of Representatives passed the nation’s most radical abortion bill. It was approved on a party-line vote of 40-24.
Pro-life lawmakers in the House filibustered this extreme abortion bill for over 24 hours in the longest bill debate in state history.
On March 12th, hundreds of Coloradans rallied at the Capitol to protest the radical bill. Men, women, and children from all across Colorado gathered together to express their opposition to the bill and thank the pro-life legislators for their willingness to speak up for the preborn.
The energy of the pro-life crowd at the rally was truly inspiring. In the face of almost certain defeat in the House, the crowd was full of hope. Hope because standing up and speaking out for preborn human life is just, and doing the right thing is always worth it.
Pro-life legislators spoke through the night, taking shifts, in an effort to stop the extreme abortion bill. They shared about the atrocities that took place by Kermit Gosnell that could happen in Colorado if this legislation were to pass. This measure would make any restriction on abortion illegal – including health and safety standards for abortion facilities.
Speakers at the rally shared from their own personal experiences. Some choose abortion and regret it. Others decided to have their babies as single mothers and found a community among the pro-life movement for support. A former abortion doctor shared how God revealed the truth of what she was doing and how she walked away from performing abortions.
Despite the pro-life movement’s best efforts, the bill has now moved to the Senate for a vote.
This bill is an attack on preborn human life in the womb, parental rights, and human rights.
If passed, HB22-1279 would make abortion on demand legal under Colorado law at any time and for any reason. It would declare that preborn babies have no rights under Colorado law. It would invalidate all existing laws that limit abortion – like parental notification for minors. It would also prohibit the creation of any new pro-life laws – like banning late-term abortion.
If this bill were to become law, it would be the most radical abortion law in the United States.
HB22-1279 is scheduled to be heard by the State Senate Judiciary Committee this Thursday, March 17, 2022.
Colorado residents, please consider testifying – remotely or in-person – against the bill and/or contacting the members of the senate committee and your senator to urge a no vote. This is the last chance Colorado citizens have to engage in the process and share their opposition to this bill.
Make a stand for life! This bill is too extreme for Colorado!
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Nicole Hunt, J.D., is an attorney and serves as a writer and spokesperson at Focus on the Family. She provides analysis and advocacy engagement for Christians to promote faith, family, and freedom. Some of the issues she writes and speaks on include life, religious freedom, parental rights, marriage, and gender. Prior to joining Focus on the Family, Nicole practiced employment law specifically advising businesses and ministries on employment policies and practices. Nicole worked in Washington, D.C. as a Legislative Assistant to two Members of Congress. During her time on Capitol Hill, Nicole provided policy analysis and voting recommendations to Members of Congress on a variety of public policy matters, wrote speeches, drafted committee statements and questions, wrote floor statements, produced legislation and amendments to legislation, met and developed networks with constituents and interest groups, and worked on regional projects. In addition, Nicole served as an intern to Former Attorney General Ed Meese in the Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at the Heritage Foundation, provided legal analysis to Americans United for Life, and interned in the Office of Strategic Initiatives at The White House during the George W. Bush Administration. Nicole earned her J.D. from George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School and her Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Political Science from Westmont College. Nicole enjoys riding horses and spending time camping and hiking with her family in the great outdoors. Nicole is married to her husband, Jeff, and they have four children. Follow Nicole on Twitter @nicolehunt
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