The state of Colorado will require taxpayers to fund abortions as the state continues to place a high emphasis on abortion access.
Colorado's Democratic Gov. Jared Polis signed Senate Bill 25-183 into law Thursday, authorizing the use of state funds to pay for abortions. The measure was previously approved in a 22-12 vote by the Democrat-controlled Colorado Senate and a 40-21 vote in the Democrat-controlled Colorado House of Representatives.
The vote fell along party lines in the Senate, with all Democrats supporting it and all Republicans opposing it, while one Democrat joined Republicans in opposing it in the House.
While Colorado law required "all individual and group health benefit plans issued or renewed in this state" in some circumstances to "provide coverage for the total cost of abortion care," Section 50 of Article V of the Colorado Constitution has prohibited the use of public funds to pay for abortions.
Section 50 has now been repealed from the state constitution after 62% of voters approved Amendment 79 in the 2024 election. Amendment 79 established a right to abortion in the state constitution and allowed abortion to be covered in health insurance plans for ...
