In Colorado, there is no consideration of right to the life of the child, only right to the liberty for the woman.
SupportedMark Baisley, at Colorado U.S. Senate General Election Debate (Colorado Sun)
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Why we checked itThis is a specific legal assertion about Colorado abortion law — that it provides no legal protections or considerations for fetal life at any stage — which is a verifiable claim about state statute or constitutional provisions.
What we foundColorado's Reproductive Health Equity Act (2022) says a fertilized egg, embryo or fetus has no independent or derivative rights under state law, Colorado places no limit on abortion at any stage of pregnancy, and voters added the right to abortion to the state constitution in 2024.