More abortion patients, more money, more volunteers in Colorado if Roe v. Wade is struck down

Billboards screaming about abortion pills. More “sidewalk counseling” and protesters outside clinics. More out-of-state money, more volunteers, more patients traveling to Colorado to seek abortions.

This is what the future of the abortion battle will look like in Colorado, predicted advocates on both sides Tuesday after a leaked U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion striking down Roe v. Wade became public.

The news jolted abortion-rights groups and inspired a conference call Tuesday morning among anti-abortion leaders in Colorado, even though both sides have been preparing for the moment for months if not years. Only a month ago, Democratic Gov. Jared Polis signed a law affirming access to abortion and contraception in this state, following an intense battle among lawmakers who anticipated the stakes.

While the leaked Supreme Court opinion is only a draft, it made clear that the majority of the court is likely to vote in the next couple of months to end the constitutional right to an abortion, leaving the matter up to the states. States across the South and Midwest are likely to outlaw the procedure. And in Colorado, which has no restrictions on when during a pregnancy a person can get an abortion, activists on both sides will amp up their efforts.

Read more: https://coloradosun.com/2022/05/03/abortion-roe-v-wade/