AAPLOG Colorado has been unwavering in its commitment to protecting women and the preborn in one of the nation’s largest abortion destinations.
When Amendment 79 passed in 2024, enshrining abortion in the state constitution and requiring taxpayer funding for abortion, including unregulated third-trimester abortions, the work of AAPLOG Colorado and other pro-life organizations became significantly more challenging. But they didn’t back down.
Since then, AAPLOG Colorado has organized rallies outside late-term abortion facilities, hosted educational events for the community, and led efforts to hold abortion providers accountable, including petitions urging property owners to reconsider leasing to unregulated late-term abortion facilities.
Now, Colorado citizens have an opportunity to push back against the consequences of Amendment 79, but time is running out.
Through Initiative 283, a coalition of pro-life advocates is working to repeal both Amendment 79 and the Reproductive Health Equity Act (RHEA). If passed, Initiative 283 would restore Colorado’s ability to enact reasonable oversight and accountability measures for abortion facilities.
Under RHEA, Colorado is currently prohibited from regulating second- and third-trimester abortion facilities. As a result, the state lacks basic requirements for data transparency, reporting, and public accountability, leaving officials unable to provide meaningful oversight. Transparency is a critical first step in exposing practices that place women at risk and in bringing greater public awareness to what is happening within these facilities. Women deserve safe, high-quality medical care, and both born and preborn patients deserve legal protections that recognize their inherent dignity and value.
To qualify Initiative 283 for the ballot, supporters must collect 124,238 valid signatures from Colorado voters by August 3.
If you live in Colorado or know someone who does, we encourage you to learn more about Initiative 283 and read AAPLOG Action’s statement about the repeal. Your voice and advocacy could help bring about the most significant shift in Colorado’s abortion laws in years.
