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Abortion activists in Colorado\u2019s legislature are proposing a law that could make taxpayer-funded abortions less safe<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Senate Bill 21-142<\/span><\/a> would remove<\/em> the requirement for abortions using public funds like Medicaid \u2014 which are restricted to cases of rape, incest, or threat to life of the mother \u2014 to be committed only at designated facilities and by a physician. Under the proposed legislation, which has cleared the state Senate\u2019s Health and Human Services Committee, abortions using public funds may be committed by any \u201cprovider who is licensed by the state and acting within the scope of the provider’s license and in accordance with applicable federal regulations.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the\u00a0<\/span>Denver Post<\/span><\/a>, the resulting change would make it so that public funding can be used for abortions committed by physician assistants and nurse practitioners. Planned Parenthood has backed\u00a0<\/span>legislation<\/span><\/a> in <\/span>states<\/span><\/a> around the country to diminish safety and reduce standards under the pretext of removing barriers to abortion.<\/span><\/p>\n

Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains has put misleading spin on the proposed legislation. \u201cI don\u2019t think people realize that (some people) in Colorado have to drive seven hours over a mountain range with suitcases to access health care that they need,\u201d the group\u2019s spokesman Jack Teter said, according to the Denver Post.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

READ:\u00a0Statistics show that late-term abortions in Colorado are not as rare as some think<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Pro-abortion state Senator Brittany Pettersen echoed Planned Parenthood\u2019s spokesman by pointing out the only facility in the state licensed under the current law is in the Denver metro area. \u201cThe problem with this is that people in Colorado live across the state, they don’t live right next to this one hospital. It creates unnecessary barriers for people in one of the most difficult situations: our sexual assault survivors,\u201d she said, according to <\/span>Colorado Politics<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

As Live Action News has shown, abortion is <\/span>not health care<\/span><\/a>, and deliberately killing a preborn child is\u00a0<\/span>never medically necessary<\/span><\/a>. It is a <\/span>violent act<\/span><\/a> that results in the death of a preborn baby and sometimes results in lasting harm to the mother.<\/span><\/p>\n

The proposed legislation has passed the Senate on a second reading. After passing on a third reading, it will go to the state House for consideration, where a pro-abortion majority is likely to pass the law.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Last fall, Coloradans <\/span>rejected<\/span><\/a> a ballot initiative that would have banned late-term abortions.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cLike\u201d Live Action News on Facebook<\/a>\u00a0for more pro-life news and commentary!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Abortion activists in Colorado\u2019s legislature are proposing a law that could make taxpayer-funded abortions less safe. Senate Bill 21-142 would remove the requirement for abortions using public funds like Medicaid \u2014 which are restricted to cases of rape, incest, or threat to life of the mother \u2014 to be committed only at designated facilities and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":606,"featured_media":193761,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"categories":[3473,11],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nPro-abortion bill could make taxpayer-funded abortions less safe in Colorado<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The bill would remove the requirement for abortions using public funds like Medicaid to be committed only at designated facilities and by a physician.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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