Abortion foes are resurrecting a ballot issue defeated eight years ago for the November 2006 election, according to the Denver Post [Novembe 29, 2005, "Abortion measure moves ahead"]. From the opinion piece, "A controversial initiative to prohibit late-term abortions in Colorado - defeated eight years ago - is moving closer to the November 2006 ballot. The measure would make it a felony if a doctor is convicted of performing an abortion on a 'viable fetus.' This month, supporters received the go-ahead to start collecting the 68,000 signatures required to get it on the ballot. Denver attorney Michael Lawrence is one of the key people behind the measure. 'We want to make sure that abortion is not done on fetuses old enough that they are arguably a person at the time of abortion and we want to make sure abortions are not performed on fetuses that are neurologically developed enough to feel the abortion as it occurs,' he said. Rocky Mountain Planned Parenthood said the measure is 'about politics, not about helping women. We're very concerned that under this initiative a doctor can be convicted of a felony for acting in the best interests of his or her patient,' said spokeswoman Crystal Clinkenbeard. Lawrence said that if passed, the measure would impact about 10 percent of the 5,000-plus abortions performed in Colorado every year. 'We're trying to be as modest as possible in what we're trying to prohibit,' he said. In 1997, a similar ballot measure was defeated 52-48 percent, Lawrence said."
Category: Denver November 2006 Election
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