Catholic Church Is a Key Political Force Behind Colorado's Anti-Abortion Ballot Initiative

Catholic Church leaders have been a driving political force behind Proposition 115, a ballot initiative that seeks to ban abortion at 22 weeks of pregnancy in Colorado.

While the campaign to pass Prop. 115 hasn’t gotten much support, monetary or otherwise, from politically powerful anti-abortion organizations, Catholic Church leaders in Colorado have played an instrumental role in placing the initiative on the ballot, and are now working hard to make sure the initiative passes in November.

The Denver Archdiocese, with the leadership of staunch abortion rights foe Archbishop Samuel Aquila, has been particularly active.

The initiative would impose criminal penalties for doctors who perform abortions after 22 weeks of pregnancy, except in cases where not providing an abortion would pose an immediate threat to the life of the patient. There are no exceptions for rape, incest, the patient’s physical or mental health, or fetal diagnosis.

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