Senate Bill 143 (Renfroe, Lambert), "End Freedom of Choice," would ban all abortions in Colorado except those performed to save the life of the pregnant woman. There are no exceptions for survivors of rape or incest.

This unconstitutional measure forces women to carry a pregnancy to term as the consequence of rape or contraceptive failure.

Colorado does not need extremist bills like SB 143 to distract us from the real solutions. We know that only increased access to family planning and comprehensive sex ed can reduce abortion. Our representatives need to look forward and find commonsense answers, like SB 60 "EC in the ER", not backward to the dark days when women's bodies were governed by the state, not themselves.

Sample Letter for Campaign

Dear [ Decision Maker ] ,

Senate Bill 143 (Renfroe, Lambert), "End Freedom of Choice," would ban all abortions in Colorado except those performed to save the life of the pregnant woman. There are no exceptions for survivors of rape or incest.

This measure forces women to carry a pregnancy to term as the consequence of rape or contraceptive failure.

We do not need extremist bills like SB 143 to distract us from the real solutions. Only increased access to family planning and comprehensive sex ed can reduce abortion. We need to look forward and find commonsense answers, not back to the dark days when women's bodies were governed by the state, not themselves.

Sincerely,

Campaign Launched:
February 06, 2007