Posted by
NOTLEGALROADKILLYET on Tuesday, February 13, 2007 10:11:20 AM
Colorado's anti abortion bill, SB 143 was dead by 7:30 last night. The Democratic House Majority Leader, Alice Madden, declared the legislature "the Pro Choice Capitol of Colorado," according to the Gazette Telegraph in an article that is not available on its web site.
It also quoted Ann McGihon, the house sponsor of a contraception bill that passed through committee with no opposition as saying "I believe Coloradans are sick and tired of these divisive attacks on women's reproductive rights and women's health."
Interestingly, the Gazette has an AP story up on its web site that it didn't publish:
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 4-3 to kill the measure, with all Democrats voting against it and all Republicans for it.
Sen. Bob Bacon, D-Fort Collins, said he remembered classmates dying because of illegal abortions performed with coat hangers and knitting needles and didn't want to return to those days. After hearing from women who said they suffered from depression, substance abuse and troubled relationships following abortions, Sen. John Morse, D-Colorado Springs, the right to choose, even if it turns out to be the wrong decision, should be left to the individual.
State Senator John Morse, who replaced Ed Jones in the Senate, is turning out to be quite a left winger. Such is the power of careful districting.