40 Days for Life starts this Wednesday, March 5.  Please, please, please consider signing up to stand witness to the beauty and dignity of life.  The kick-off will be Thursday March 6, 2025 at 6 p.m.  Please use the following links to access more information about both the kick-off and the vigil.

In the past 11 weeks, the Fort Collins Planned Parenthood has sent four (4) women to the hospital.

December 2024:  The woman procuring a 22 week abortion had to have surgery at Poudre Valley hospital after a gruesome botched abortion.

 January 6, 2025:  Ambulance transported a patient to PVH.  No further information on the patient.

 February 4, 2025:  Ambulance transported a patient to PVH. We have confirmation that the 18-year-old patient died at the hospital from complications of the abortion.

February 20, 2025:  Another ambulance was called.  No information on the patient.

Please keep these women and their families in prayer for physical and spiritual healing. Please also pray for the repose of the soul of the 18-year-old and comfort for her family. May God have mercy on her soul.

We pray for all children who have died in an abortion.  May God cradle them in His arms and grant them eternal peace with Him.

The legislative session is in full swing with several legislative bills dealing with life issues.  Special thanks to Julianna Day for the synopsis and status of the following bills.

Last year, Colorado voters approved Amendment 79, which prohibits denying, impeding or discriminating against abortions. It also eliminated Amendment 3 from the state constitution, which prohibits the use of public funds to pay for abortions. Current law requires the executive director of the department of health care policy and financing to authorize Medicaid reimbursement for family-planning-related services. This bill expands the definition of “family-planning-related services” to include abortion care.

Hearing Schedule: Wednesday, March 5th 1:30 pm  |  LSB B Judiciary Committee. 

SB25-129 Protections for Legally Protected Health Care Activities
This bill will expand Colorado’s “shield laws.” SB25-129 will provide comprehensive protection for individuals and entities involved in abortion and gender affirmation. This bill clarifies the requirements for out-of-state telehealth providers, allowing prescriptions for certain medications, such as abortion pills to include only the name of the medical practice and not the name of the  prescribing professional. The bill prohibits Colorado residents and businesses from responding to inquiries or investigations conducted out of state that seek to impose sanctions on individuals or entities that provide gender affirming care or abortions.
Introduced In House – Assigned to Judiciary, but it has not been scheduled, yet.

SB25-130 Providing Emergency Medical Services
On July 11, 2022, under the administration of President Biden, the Department of Health and Human Services issued new guidance stating that abortion was included in EMTALA’s definition of stabilizing care. This bill requires hospital emergency departments to provide abortion services if “necessary to stabilize the patient.” However, it does not include stabilization of a preborn baby.
Hearing has not been scheduled, yet. 

PRO-LIFE BILLS

HB25-1252 Colorado Dept of Public Health and Environment Regulation of Abortion Clinics 
Concerning the regulation of medical facilities that perform induced abortions after the first trimester of pregnancy.
Hearing Schedule: Wed, March 5, 1:30pm | Health & Human Services HCR 0112.

HB25-1255 Health-Care Provider Right to Exercise Conscience.
The act recognizes that a health-care professional, health-care institution, and health-care payer
(health-care provider) has a right of conscience. Importantly, the legislation emphasizes that the right of conscience is limited to specific procedures, such as abortion, that conflict with a provider’s beliefs and does not exempt providers from their other professional obligations.
Hearing Schedule: Tuesday, March 4, upon Adjournment (around 10am) | Judiciary HCR 0107.

HB25-1251 – Parental Consent to Treatment of a Minor
This bill requires parental consent before a minor may obtain medical services.
Hearing Schedule: Wed, March 5, 1:30pm | Health & Human Services HCR 0112.

HB25-1257 – Relinquishment of Child in Newborn Safety Device
The bill authorizes a fire station, hospital, or community clinic emergency center (authorized facility)
to install a newborn safety device on its premises for parents who voluntarily relinquish their child
who is 60 days old or younger. A newborn safety device must be installed in a conspicuous location at the authorized facility and be equipped with a dual alarm system.
Hearing Schedule: Wed, March 5, 1:30pm | Health & Human Services HCR 0112.

SB25-118 Health Insurance Prenatal Care No Cost-Sharing:
This bill requires health insurance policies in Colorado that provide maternity coverage to offer
prenatal care services without any cost sharing (meaning no co-payments, deductibles, or out-of-
pocket expenses) for policies issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2027. The prenatal care
coverage must include regular office visits, screenings, testing, and monitoring services related to pregnancy.
Introduced In Senate – Assigned to Health & Human Services. Hearing has not been scheduled, yet. 

The March for Life will be held at the State Capitol on April 11, 2025.  See the attached flyer to this email for more information.

If you are interested in attending and would like to carpool to Denver for the March for Life, please let me know.

Your questions and comments are always welcomed!

Thank you for the gift of your prayers and time to our Respect Life Committee.

Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of the unborn, pray for us and guide us.

In Jesus through Mary,

Kelly Krapes

Respect Life, St. John XXIII

970 227 7393