Senate backs maternal-health bill after amending rights language and codifying task force

Senators adopted amendment L-008 to House Bill 10-44, replacing a proposed statement of rights with a required notice and broadening task-force representative language; floor debate emphasized racial disparities in maternal mortality and the bill’s training, reporting and data provisions.

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The Colorado Senate adopted House Bill 10-44 on April 2 after approving amendment L-008, which altered the bill’s language on birthing-parent rights and adjusted the maternal health task force membership language.

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