Shocker: Extreme Abortion-on-Demand Bill Killed in Colorado Senate

Dustin Siggins : Apr 18, 2014
LifeSiteNews.com

"If you had asked everyone when this bill was introduced a month ago if it would have passed, everyone would have said 'yes'… This is my eighth session in Colorado, and I' e never seen anything like this. Congratulations to the people of Colorado who made their voices heard on this issue. God heard you and your prayers were answered." -Jenny Kraska, executive director of the Colorado Catholic Conference

(Denver, CO)—A bill that would have prevented any pro-life law from being enacted in Colorado is no longer being considered by the state's Senate.

Described as being "spiked" by The Denver Post, Senate Bill 175—the "Reproductive Health Freedom Act"—had garnered major public opposition, most notably by the Archdiocese of Denver. It passed through the relevant committee last week, and was considered likely to pass the state Senate by a one-vote margin this week.

However, a prayer vigil and protest by Archbishop Samuel Aquila brought hundreds to the steps of the Capitol on Tuesday afternoon, and one undecided Democrat delayed the vote from Tuesday to Wednesday.

On Wednesday, that Democrat, Sen. John Kefalas, was still undecided, and sponsor Sen. Andy Kerr decided not to push the bill. Kerr blamed "delay and filibustering tactics [that] were going to become the absolute rule of the day here over the next three weeks over SB 175."

The measure, which would have banned anything that "denies or interferes with an individual's reproductive health care decisions," drew criticism by Republicans that Kerr was only pushing the legislation for re-election purposes. Furthermore, according to Sen. Bernie Herpin, "it's a solution in search of a problem."