ABORTION RIGHTS ADVANCE IN COLORADO AS COBALT GOES 3 FOR 3 ON REPRO BILLS IN 2025 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
Denver – Building on the success of Amendment 79, Colorado continues to lead on abortion rights as three major reproductive health care bills backed by Cobalt passed in the 2025 General Assembly.
“Colorado voters gave us a mandate in November with Amendment 79, and these three critical bills reflect the will of the voters,” said Cobalt President Karen Middleton. “Coloradans strongly support abortion rights, and our state has never been afraid to lead on reproductive health care. We should be proud of Colorado for taking decisive action to ensure health care access for our citizens.”
SB 25-129 strengthens the state’s 2023 reproductive health care shield law for patients and providers, SB 25-130 establishes a state version of a federal law guaranteeing abortion care in the emergency room, and SB 25-183 implements 2024’s Amendment 79, putting abortion rights in the state Constitution and removing a ban on public insurance coverage for abortion care.
SB 25-183, Coverage for Pregnancy-Related Services, implements Colorado’s 2024 Right to Abortion ballot measure (Amendment 79) which puts abortion rights into the Colorado Constitution and removes a barrier to abortion access by lifting a ban on state public insurance coverage for abortion care. Amendment 79 won with 62% of the vote statewide, surpassed the 55% threshold needed for victory in five Congressional Districts, and won a majority in all eight of Colorado’s Congressional Districts.
SB 25-129, Legally Protected Health-Care Activity Protections, reinforces Colorado’s reproductive health care shield law, originally passed in 2023, to further protect patients and providers of reproductive health care in our state.
SB25-130, Providing Emergency Medical Services will guarantee emergency room care in Colorado, including abortion and miscarriage care, regardless of current uncertainty at the federal level. The legislation also includes enforcement mechanisms that ensure Colorado isn’t beholden to the Trump Administration when enforcing laws related to emergency medical service, including abortion care. Colorado is the first state in the nation to have independent enforcement of this federal law.
Governor Polis signed SB-129 and 183 into law on April 24. SB 130 passed the full House on May 3 and the Governor has 30 days to sign it.
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Cobalt is a grassroots, statewide Colorado organization that advances abortion access and reproductive rights. Our organization began in 1967 when Colorado became the first state to allow safe, legal abortion. Cobalt believes nothing should stand between you and your health decisions, which is why we are dedicated to fighting for systems, structures and policies that protect reproductive rights and guarantee comprehensive, universal access to reproductive healthcare, including abortion.