Amendment 79: Colorado Right to Abortion (2024)

This initiative will be on the ballot in Colorado as an initiated constitutional amendment on November 5, 2024. Abortion advocates want a constitutional amendment that would cement abortion until birth into our state Constitution, eliminating the possibility of advancing any sensible limits in the future. If this reckless and radical amendment were to pass, here’s what it would mean for our state:

Abortions Until Birth: Colorado already has some of the strongest protections for abortion of any U.S. state. This measure goes far beyond what even Roe v. Wade authorized and will make Colorado a hub for more third-trimester abortions, which is after a baby can survive outside the womb and feel pain.

Dismantles Parental Rights: It permits minors to have abortions without parental consent. Coloradans have rejected this at the polls twice previously, believing that if a teenager is being pressured by a boyfriend or school counselor to have an abortion, her parents have a right to know.

Taxpayer Funded Abortions: Current Colorado law bans taxpayer funds from being used for abortions, requiring private insurance plans to cover abortion. This measure would use your taxpayer dollars to pay for abortions in Colorado, including for those coming from out of state.

Here are three actions you can take to help defeat this extreme amendment:

Vote “No” on November 5th: Ensure you’re registered and ready to vote ‘No’ to reject this extreme anti-life measure that would trample the rights of parents … increase late-term abortions on healthy babies and moms … and use our taxes to do i

Educate Yourself and Your Church: Share these brief 1-to-2-minute videos with your pastor, congregation, and friends. Also, use the summary document at the bottom of our Resources page to help your church and others understand what’s at stake through Amendment 79, and then share these points with your community.

Join the Fight to Reject This Radical Pro-Abortion Effort: The group Right to Know Colorado is helping to champion the defeat of this extreme amendment. Visit their website to explore the resources and FAQs available and learn more about how you can get involved in this critical effort.

This radical pro-abortion amendment threatens to bring devastating consequences to the families of our state and, if passed, will prevent any reasonable limits on abortion in the future. Together, we can stop it!

Reproductive Health Equity Act (2022)

Colorado is one of nine states that have no restrictions on abortions. The “right” to abortion in Colorado is currently guaranteed under state law.