Cobalt’s efforts include maternal health, immigrant rights, housing rights, consumer protections, workers’ rights, and fighting for the rights of marginalized communities.

Cobalt has testified against and helped defeat 51 anti-abortion bills at the Colorado General Assembly since 2010. In 2024, Cobalt testified against House Bill 24-1106 and House Bill 24-1224, which were both defeated in their committees. HB 24-1106, sponsored by Representative Scott Bottoms, would have created a mandatory 24-hour waiting period for abortion procedures and abortion prescriptions, with no exceptions for preserving the life or health of the pregnant person. HB 24-1224, also sponsored by Rep. Bottoms and thirteen House Republicans, would have banned all abortions as well as IUDs, in-vitro fertilization, and most treatments for miscarriages, ectopic pregnancies, and other nonviable pregnancies, with no exceptions. HB 24-1224 would have sent abortion providers to prison for murder.

Federal law with life-saving protections is under attack. The Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) is a nearly 40-year-old federal law that requires hospitals to provide treatment for emergency medical complications in order to
save patients’ lives, including emergency abortion and miscarriage care. EMTALA requires emergency rooms to provide appropriate care regardless of a patient’s ability to pay or the type of care required.

In 2023, Protections For Accessing Reproductive Health Care (SB23-188) was signed into law, providing protections for abortion and gender-affirming care for patients and providers in Colorado. This law shields patients, providers, and helpers of legally-protected health care from interstate criminal and civil threats, including: criminal prosecution and imprisonment; extradition; civil lawsuits; court summons, subpoenas, and arrests; interstate investigations, divulging information, or assistance with investigations; and professional de-licensing and other discrimination.