Legislation will require hospitals and clinics to disclose online and directly to patients if they do not provide reproductive health care, end-of-life options or LGBTQ services
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Another Colorado hospital stops letting women get their tubes tied, renewing questions about reproductive rights
Colorado has one of the least restrictive abortion laws in the country, but health care advocates say women in rural and mountain towns often lack reproductive health care access
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Drew Litton: Elections have consequences — few more than 2022 midterms
In a midterm election that features even more high-stakes issues than usual, Drew Litton notes that failing to cast a ballot could be a costly mistake.
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Opinion: Love in the time of coronavirus — why reproductive health is important
As our nation and the world focus on managing COVID-19, maintaining our reproductive health is essential. This includes access to contraception and addressing unintended pregnancy. Right now, looking after your reproductive health allows the health care system to focus on this pandemic. Let’s talk about sex. Love and intimacy are going to help us all […]
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Colorado sues Trump administration over mandate that insurance companies send separate bill for abortion coverage
Colorado has joined six other states and the District of Columbia in suing the Trump administration over a rule requiring insurance companies to send a second, separate bill for abortion and other reproductive health coverage. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services policy, which went into effect Tuesday, applies to states that allow insurance […]
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Colorado’s largest abortion rights group splits from national organization to refocus on state-level battles
Colorado’s leading reproductive rights organization — NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado — is splitting with its national affiliate in order to solidify the state as a stronghold for abortion rights while many other Middle America states are enacting restrictions. The state organization, which manages a “freedom fund” to pay for abortions, is changing its name to Cobalt […]
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Opinion: Why NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado became Cobalt
In 1967, as Colorado became the first state to allow safe, legal abortion, a grassroots organization grew out of that effort. That organization, called the Colorado Association for the Study of Abortion, or CASA, was created to protect and advance those hard won reproductive rights — including the right to access abortion care — for […]