Measure on the ballot in the 2024 Colorado General Election in Colorado.
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Get StartedAmendment 79 makes abortion a constitutional right in Colorado and prohibits state and local governments from denying, impeding, or discriminating against exercising that right. Initiative 79 also repeals an existing Colorado constitutional provision banning the use of public funds for abortion services.
A "yes" vote on Initiative 79 places the right to abortion in the Colorado Constitution and repeals the current ban on state and local funding for abortion services.
A "no" vote on Initiative 79 continues the ban on state and local funding for abortion services and maintains the authority of the state legislature to determine the legality of abortion in the state.
"Tragically, abortion is legal through all three trimesters in Colorado. We need every pro-life Coloradan to stand up for the unborn and advocate for life-affirming policies that support both mom and baby, born and unborn. We will march boldly in Colorado to shine a light on the vital resources community-based Pregnancy Resource Centers provide to women and families in need; and use our collective voice to push back against the looming threats facing both mom and baby in Colorado this November." - Jeanne F. Mancini, President of March for Life Education and Defense, in opposition to Amendment 79 (Learn more)
"In this time of uncertainty, we need to secure abortion rights and access in the Colorado Constitution, beyond the reach of politics and politicians. This initiative will secure that right for present and future generations. A right isn't a right if you can't exercise it because you can't afford it. We have to ensure that insurance coverage for every Coloradan, whether the source of it is public or private, includes abortion care. Colorado voters have made it clear over and over again that they support abortion rights, and we are confident they will again in November." - Kate Middleton, Co-Chair of Coloradans for Protecting Reproductive Freedom and President at Cobalt, in support of Amendment 79 (Learn more)
"People enrolled in state health insurance plans – teachers, firefighters, and other state employees – should have access to abortion coverage. Coloradans should have the freedom to decide for themselves whether to have an abortion, without interference by politicians. Coloradans deserve the freedom to make personal, private healthcare decisions – and that right shouldn't depend on the source of their health insurance or who is in office. A right without access is a right in name only." - Coloradans for Protecting Reproductive Freedom (created the measure), in support of Amendment 79 (Learn more)
"The only provision keeping Colorado from being the number one destination for unrestricted abortion in the United States is the 1984 Colorado constitutional prohibition against the use of public funding for abortion. This is what the 2024 #89 ‘Right to Abortion' initiative is about: codifying a ‘right to abortion' in the Constitution and removing the prohibition against taxpayer dollars subsidizing abortion. Coloradans must say ‘no to abortion' on April 12 and at the ballot – and spread the truth about life!" - Brittney Vessely, Pro-Life Colorado board member, in opposition to Amendment 79 (Learn more)
Shall there be a change to the Colorado constitution recognizing the right to abortion, and, in connection therewith, prohibiting the state and local governments from denying, impeding, or discriminating against the exercise of that right, allowing abortion to be a covered service under health insurance plans for Colorado state and local government employees and for enrollees in state and local governmental insurance programs?
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