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Cobalt & COLOR Applaud Gov Polis Signing Two Critical Reproductive Rights Bills Into Law

For Immediate Release: April 24, 2025 For More Information: Laura K Chapin Media Communications Director, Cobalt (303) 954-8416 Laura@cobaltadvocates.org Mónica Caballeros Director of Communications, COLOR Monicacaballeros@colorlatina.org GOVERNOR POLIS SIGNS TWO CRITICAL REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS BILLS INTO LAW SB 25-183 Puts Will of Colorado Voters on Constitutional Right to Abortion Into Effect, SB 25-129 Strengthens Colorado’s Shield …

Abortion Care in the Emergency Room Bill Passes Key Vote in Colorado State Senate

For Immediate Release: April 22, 2025 For More Information: Laura K Chapin Media Communications Director, Cobalt (303) 954-8416 Laura@cobaltadvocates.org   Colorado Bill Needed Because State Law is Silent, Trump Administration Will No Longer Enforce Federal Law   Denver – SB25-130, Providing Emergency Medical Services a bill that would guarantee access to abortion care in Colorado …

1:00 PM, Monday, April 14: Media Briefing with Senate President Coleman, Bill Sponsors, and Advocates on SB 130, Guaranteeing Abortion Care in Colorado Emergency Rooms

For Immediate Release: April 14, 2025 For More Information: Laura K Chapin Media Communications Director, Cobalt (303) 954-8416 Laura@cobaltadvocates.org Colorado Legislation Needed Because State Law is Silent, Trump Administration Will No Longer Enforce Federal Law Denver – In advance of Monday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on  SB25-130, Providing Emergency Medical Services, Senate President James Coleman (D-Denver), bill sponsors Senator …

House Republicans Opposing Abortion Rights Bill Oppose Will of their Own Voters

For Immediate Release: April 4, 2025 For More Information: Laura K Chapin Media Communications Director, Cobalt (303) 954-8416 Laura@cobaltadvocates.org Amendment 79 Won Majority of Votes in Republican Districts Denver – Colorado Republican Representatives currently opposing SB 183, the bill putting the Right to Abortion Amendment 79 into effect, are opposing the will of their own …

Two Reproductive Rights Bill Pass Final Vote in Colorado General Assembly

For Immediate Release: April 6, 2025 For More Information: Laura K Chapin Media Communications Director, Cobalt (303) 954-8416 Laura@cobaltadvocates.org Bills Implementing Constitutional Right To Abortion,  Strengthening Colorado’s Reproductive Health Care Shield Law Pass on Third Reading Denver – SB 25-183 and SB 25-129, two bills that are part of  the Reproductive Care Without Barriers bill package, …

Bill Strengthening Colorado’s Reproductive Health Care Sheild Law Passes Critical Second Reading Vote in State of House of Representatives

For Immediate Release: April 4, 2025 For More Information: Laura K Chapin Media Communications Director, Cobalt (303) 954-8416 Laura@cobaltadvocates.org Legislation Includes Enhanced Data Privacy, Interstate Commerce Protections Denver –SB 129, Legally Protected Health-Care Activity Protections , part of the Reproductive Care Without Barriers bill package, passed the Colorado State House of Representatives today on a critical …

SB 183 Putting Right to Abortion/Amendment 79 Passes Critical Vote in CO House

For Immediate Release: April 4, 2025 For More Information: Laura K Chapin Media Communications Director, Cobalt (303) 954-8416 Laura@cobaltadvocates.org LEGISLATION PUTTING WILL OF COLORADO VOTERS ON CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO ABORTION IN EFFECT PASSES CRITICAL VOTE IN COLORADO HOUSE SB  183 Implements 2024’s Amendment 79, Backed by 62% of Coloradans Statewide Denver – SB 183,  Coverage for …

Amendment 79, Putting the Right to Abortion in the Colorado Constitution, Wins Majority in Every Colorado Congressional District

For Immediate Release: March 5, 2025 For More Information: Laura K Chapin Media Communications Director, Cobalt (303) 954-8416, Laura@cobaltadvocates.org Amendment 79 Implementation Bill Has First Hearing in Colorado State Senate Today Denver – New and final data from the 2024 election cycle shows that Amendment 79, putting the right to abortion in the Colorado Constitution, won …

Cobalt Statement on Arrest of Texas Midwife Because of Texas’ Abortion Ban

For Immediate Release: March 18, 2025 For More Information: Laura K Chapin Media Communications Director, Cobalt (303) 954-8416; Laura@cobaltadvocates.org Denver –  Cobalt President Karen Middleton issued the following statement in response to the arrest of a Texas woman because of that state’s abortion ban: “The more we hear about this case, the more troubling it gets. …

Cobalt Statement on Supreme Court Declining to Take up Challenges to Colorado’s ‘Buffer Law’ Protecting Clinics, Patients, and Providers

For Immediate Release: February 24, 2025 For More Information: Laura K Chapin Media Communications Director, Cobalt (303) 954-8416; Laura@cobaltadvocates.org Denver – Today, the United States Supreme Court declined to take up two cases challenging Colorado’s ‘buffer zone’ law protecting clinics, health care providers, and patients from harassment, threats, and intimidation. Colorado’s law prohibits protesters from approaching patients within …