Ballot initiative seeks to enshrine abortion rights in Colorado constitution
April 18 (UPI) -- A petition to guarantee the right to an abortion in Colorado's constitution has received enough signatures to put the issue on the ballot in November.
Proposition 89 surpassed the more than 124,000 signatures required to appear on the ballot. Laura Chapin, media communications director for Cobalt which advocates for abortion access in Colorado, told UPI about 232,000 signatures were submitted on Thursday.
It also met a requirement to gather signatures from at least 2% of registered voters in each of 35 state senate districts.
Abortion is currently legal without restrictions in Colorado. However, an amendment adopted in 1984 allows for health insurance coverage to be denied for abortion services. That amendment also bans public funds from being used for abortions, meaning government employees may not be covered by insurance.
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