Colorado governor to sign abortion, transgender care bills
A trio of health care bills enshrining access in Colorado to abortion and gender-affirming procedures and medications became law Friday.
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A trio of health care bills enshrining access in Colorado to abortion and gender-affirming procedures and medications became law Friday.
Colorado's Democratic governor has signed a set of health care bills that enshrine protections for abortion and gender-affirming care procedures and medications. Gov. Jared Polis, who signed the measures Friday, and fellow Democrats in the Legislature want to make Colorado a safe haven for people in states where Republican lawmakers have restricted abortion, as well as gender dysphoria treatments.
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