Colorado Governor Jared Polis Signs “Kill More Babies” Bill to Expand Abortion

Colorado Governor Jared Polis has signed a “kill more babies” bill to expand abortions and limit pregnancy resources that help mothers choose life for their unborn babies.

Pro-life advocates and lawmakers have spoken out strongly against expanding abortion, saying Colorado is a destination state for women to abort their unborn babies.

“We are sending a signal to the rest of the union and the world that … Colorado is proud to terminate the life of any unborn child at any time during pregnancy,” said state Sen. Kevin Van Winkle, R-Highlands Ranch. “Anyone who wants an abortion seems to be invited to come to our state to end the life of a child. … This is wrong. It promotes a culture of death.”

Polis previously signed an executive order barring state agencies from cooperating with out-of-state investigations into abortion. One of the bills he signed today extends that into law.

Another bill, Senate Bill 189, would force employers to cover elective abortions without copays or deductibles in their employee health plans. Exceptions would be allowed for religious employers who believe abortion is wrong; however, it is unclear whether non-religious employers, such as pro-life organizations, that are morally opposed to abortion would be exempt.

Republican lawmakers also raised concerns about the bill forcing taxpayers to fund elective abortions, and criticized a section that strips parents of their right to be involved when their minor that daughter receives contraception; currently, the law requires that parents be notified, the report continued.

One more, Senate Bill 190, will censor pregnancy resource centers and deny women the choice of life-saving abortion pill reversal treatment. The bill says the abortion pill treatment is “unprofessional conduct” even though studies show it is safe and effective, saving at least 4,000 babies’ lives.

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Writing for BreakPoint.org, pro-life columnist John Stonestreet explained the bill:

One of the bills, named “Banning Deceptive Practices at Anti-Abortion Centers,” takes direct aim at pregnancy resource centers, which have served women across the country for decades with free pregnancy tests, prenatal care, parenting classes, baby clothes, diapers. , etc. Referring to these centers as “anti-abortion” is an attempt to paint them as shadowy arenas for nefarious political action.

The bill initially referred to pregnancy centers as “fake clinics,” but lawmakers changed the bill, according to Colorado Politics.

On the floor of the state Senate, state Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer, R-Brighton, pro-abortion lawmakers in an effort to limit support to pregnant mothers and babies.

“This bill seeks to eliminate alternatives to abortion,” Kirkmeyer said. “A woman’s right to choose life for her child. … For some women, that means she should choose the abortion reversal pill. It is his right to do so. He must choose.”

The third bill, Senate Bill 188would protect abortionists in Colorado who abort unborn babies in violation of other states’ laws.

Colorado allows unborn babies to be aborted for any reason up until birth, and pro-abortion groups pay women to travel there from pro-life states to abort their unborn babies. born baby. According to Colorado Politics, 750 pregnant women traveled from out of state to Planned Parenthoods in January alone; by comparison, there were 1,500 out-of-state abortion patients in 2021.

As lawmakers began their debate this week, pro-life advocate Jeff Hunt said he was kicked out of the state Senate gallery for wearing a “Pro-Life U” sweatshirt. He said the Sergeant at Arms said the gallery had a rule against clothing with political messages. Afterwards, however, Hunt said he saw other examples of people wearing shirts with political messages in the gallery. For example, a few weeks ago, he said Students wearing red shirts advocating for gun control were allowed in the gallery.

“Makes you wonder if someone wearing a Planned Parenthood shirt would be asked to leave too? What about the ACLU shirt?” Hunt said.