Abortion funds, non-profit organizations that provide financial and logistical assistance to patients seeking an abortion, are facing increased demand and rising costs in 2026.
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Abortion Groups Join Conservatives to Oppose Digital Surveillance
In addition to bills looking to regulate data centers and AI, this session the Colorado legislature is also taking on bills related to digital surveillance, raising concerns from unlikely allies: pro-gun groups and abortion advocates. This week, the Colorado House Judiciary Committee voted to indefinitely postpone House Bill 1108, which would have authorized the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to access the FBI’s fingerprint search service, allowing authorized agencies to receive notification of activity on individuals who have submitted to a background check.
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Reproductive HerStory Comes to Boulder
While many are familiar with the pro-abortion movement’s history going back to the early 20th century, the fight for reproductive justice does not begin with Margaret Sanger and Planned Parenthood. That is the story that Cobalt Advocate’s exhibit, “A Long Time Coming: A Reproductive HerStory of Colonial America and the United States,” seeks to tell.
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Dems Designate Jan. 22 As ‘Reproductive Rights and Justice Day’ To Commemorate Roe
Colorado Democrats are moving to recognize the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision by designating Jan. 22 as “Reproductive Rights and Justice Day” in Colorado.
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Demand Continues for Abortion Services in Colorado
Cobalt, the Colorado nonprofit that helps patients access abortion care, continues to report an increased demand for abortion care and support in Colorado following the 2022 Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade.
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‘Absolute Despair Amongst OBGYNs’ — Abortion Providers Describe Hardships After Overturn of Roe
Abortion providers and advocates took part in a round table discussion with Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-CO) on Monday to discuss the impact on Colorado of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
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BRIEF: Since Roe Was Overturned, CO Group Has Helped at Least 140 Patients Get Abortions
Since the Supreme Court’s decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned Roe v. Wade, abortion providers in Colorado have seen an influx of patients from states like Texas, which passed a six-week abortion ban in 2021, and whose abortion ban — passed nearly 100 years ago — will go back into effect Aug. 25 as a result of the Dobbs decision.
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GOP Congressional Candidate Still Thinks Contraception ‘Harms the Poor And the Marginalized Among Women’
Tim Reichert, an economist and a GOP candidate for a Colorado congressional district, is known for being a longtime opponent of reproductive rights. But in an interview on KOA’s Ross Kaminsky show last week, he doubled down on his previous statements that argue against the use of contraception.
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Colorado Advocates Are Helping Texans Get Abortions. Here’s How.
For abortion advocates in Colorado, confronting a situation in which the U.S. Supreme Court shuts down access to abortion in conservative states, requiring Colorado to take in huge waves of patients, has been a matter of when, not if.
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Reproductive Rights ‘Glossary’ Seeks to Combat Propaganda
Abortion rights advocates in Colorado are helping members of the media and the public to chose their words wisely – and avoid misleading and inaccurate language – when talking about abortion, contraception, and reproductive health.