Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Colorado Legislature Passes Birth Control Protection Act

Feminist Daily News 3/25/2009: Colorado Legislature Passes Birth Control Protection Act
the Colorado state legislature passed a birth control protection bill this week in a primarily party-line vote. The bill (see PDF), entitled the Birth Control Protection Act, legally defines 'contraceptive' and 'contraception' as "a medically acceptable drug, device, or procedure used to prevent pregnancy," but does not apply to mifepristone. Governor Bill Ritter is expected to sign the bill.

According to the Colorado Independent, the bill was crafted to prevent future legal challenges similar to the Amendment 48 campaign in the last election cycle....


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