By Marissa Ventrelli | SOURCE: COLORADO POLITICS
The legislature has passed a resolution designating Jan. 22 as “Roe v. Wade Anniversary Day” in Colorado.
On Jan. 22, 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court recognized abortion as a legal right, a decision overturned in the 2022 case Dobbs vs. Jackson.
The Colorado resolution, sponsored by Democrats from both the House and the Senate, states that the Dobbs decision “resulted in significant physical and mental trauma as well as significant financial burden on people no longer able to access abortion care where they live and who must seek care elsewhere.”
The resolution passed 21-13 in the Senate and 41-14 in the House.