Thanks to voters, abortion rights advocates and progressive lawmakers, Colorado does not have some of the most common abortion restrictions seen in other states. We do not have mandatory waiting periods, ultrasound requirements, arbitrary gestational limits, or restrictions on what types of safe abortion procedures medical providers can offer patients. Colorado does, however, have a few abortion restrictions that prevent many from accessing care — especially young people, Coloradans with public health insurance coverage, and our neighbors held in jails and prisons.
- HB-1279 - Reproductive Health Equity Act
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HB-1279 - Reproductive Health Equity Act
In 2022, the Colorado Legislature passed HB-1279 - Reproductive Health Equity Act (RHEA).
Under RHEA, reproductive health care is essential to every individual making their own decisions about what’s best for themselves and their family — including whether to get an abortion, in consultation with their health care providers.
Under this new law:
- Every individual has the fundamental right to choose or refuse contraception;
- Every individual who becomes pregnant has a fundamental right to choose to continue a pregnancy and give birth or to have an abortion; and
- A fertilized egg, embryo, or fetus does not have independent rights under the laws of the state.