'In Colorado, we got your back': Bills would add protections for abortion and gender-affirming care
Democratic lawmakers announced new efforts to protect access to abortions and gender-affirming care Thursday with a package of three new bills.
Senate Bill 188 would add protections for out-of-state patients seeking reproductive healthcare or gender-affirming care in Colorado. It would also protect their providers from interstate prosecution or investigation by states that have criminalized those treatments.
“A bill that protects patients and providers that says ‘I don't care what other states are doing in their race to the bottom on how they attack trans people or how they attack people who seek or provide abortion care,’” Bill sponsor Sen. Julie Gonzales said. “In Colorado, we got your back.”
According to the Guttmacher Institute , abortions are fully banned in 12 states, , including Colorado neighbors Oklahoma and Texas. Arizona and Utah also have partial bans in place, with more severe bans currently blocked by the courts.
The Human Rights Campaign is tracking 175 bills introduced in state legislatures across the country this year that target transgender people, including 90 that would ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth. Oklahoma and Utah passed legislation outlawing s uch care in the last few months.
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