Yesterday morning, the US House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, chaired by US Representative Diana DeGette (D-CO), heard six testimonies from key-witnesses on the US Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson and its implications for the future of reproductive health care in the United States.
The Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CCASA) is a state wide coalition that includes over one-hundred members. In less than a month since the landmark Supreme Court Case, Roe V. Wade’s overturn, CCASA has begun to plan for support of reproductive rights legislation in Colorado.
Following Colorado Governor Jared Polis’ issuance of an executive order expanding the powers of the Reproductive Health Equity Act (RHEA) earlier this month in response to the landmark overturning of Roe v. Wade, local radio host Dan Caplis criticized the move, suggesting that it undermines cooperative interdiction of all types of criminals among states.
In the wake of Colorado’s primary elections last week and the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and return abortion laws to state authority, Republicans and conservatives continue to push anti-abortion policy via legislation, ballot initiatives, campaign rhetoric, and leadership elections. Despite recent failures in enacting their agenda and a demonstrated lack of support from the state’s voters, the Colorado GOP is undeterred.
Organizers turned in petition signatures Monday in an effort to put an initiative on the state’s ballots this November which would allow doctors to prescribe some psychedelic medicines to patients suffering depression and PTSD.
Earth Force, an environmental education group, is working to bring environmental consciousness to classrooms through three summer learning and collaboration programs offered to teachers.
In recognition of World Refugee Day, Governor Jared Polis applauded the efforts of the Colorado legislature in fostering a welcoming, safe environment for foreign refugees coming to the state and celebrated the state’s commitment to providing opportunities for refugees which ultimately benefit the entire state.
