Gonzales Applauds Polis Administration Efforts to Bolster and Protect Access to Reproductive Health Care in Colorado

DENVER, CO - Senator Julie Gonzales, D-Denver, is applauding Governor Jared Polis’ executive actions to bolster and protect access to reproductive health in Colorado.

A staunch advocate for abortion rights, Gonzales championed the landmark Reproductive Health Equity Act which updates Colorado’s laws to protect reproductive rights and establishes a fundamental right to choose to continue a pregnancy and give birth, or to have an abortion.

“Abortion is health care, and I’m proud that Democrats protected every Coloradan’s ability to make their own reproductive health care decisions free from government interference by passing the landmark Reproductive Health Equity Act this past legislative session. I appreciate Governor Polis’ executive order to protect patients and providers, because with abortion access now in jeopardy, or outright banned, in too many Republican-controlled states across the country, this is a crucial time in which we all must do everything that we can to defend these fundamental rights. I’ll continue working alongside providers, advocates, patients, and my colleagues to ensure that every Coloradan, and everyone who travels to Colorado for care, can access the care they need, no matter what.”