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House adopts resolution designating Jan. 22 as Reproductive Rights and Justice Day after heated debate and failed amendment
Summary
The Colorado House adopted Senate Joint Resolution 4 designating Jan. 22 as Reproductive Rights and Justice Day. Lawmakers debated for more than an hour, and an amendment to replace the designation with a "Sanctity of Human Life Day" failed on a recorded vote before the resolution passed on a separate recorded vote.
The Colorado House on Friday adopted Senate Joint Resolution 4, designating Jan. 22 of each year as Reproductive Rights and Justice Day, after more than an hour of floor debate and a failed amendment that sought to replace the designation with a Sanctity of Human Life Day.
The resolution, introduced on the floor by Representative Brianna Froelich and co-sponsored by Representative Serena Garcia, honors the 52nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade as part of a broader statement on reproductive justice. "Reproductive justice exists when all individuals have the power, the self determination to make healthy decisions about their bodies," Froelich told the chamber during debate.
Supporters framed the resolution as a commemoration and an affirmation of Colorado voters'…
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