The Colorado 2012 Right To Life Amendment

Denver, CO -- Capitol Press Conference Launches Round Three! A personhood coalition in November 2011 announced the wording of Colorado's 2012 Right To Life amendment launching Round Three, Colorado's third attempt to protect every unborn child by love and by law. The personhood coalition of Colorado Right To Life, Personhood Colorado, and Personhood USA submitted the following language to the Secretary of State:

Be it Enacted by the People of the State of Colorado Article II of the Constitution of the State of Colorado is amended by the addition of a new section to read:

Section 32. The right to life.

(1) Purpose. In order to affirm basic human dignity, be it resolved that the right to life in this constitution applies equally to all innocent persons.

(2) Effect. The intentional killing of any innocent person is prohibited.
   (a) Only birth control that kills a person shall be affected by this section.
   (b) Only in vitro fertilization and assisted reproduction that kills a person shall be affected by this section.
   (c) Medical treatment for life threatening physical conditions intended to preserve life shall not be affected by this section.
   (d) Spontaneous miscarriages shall not be affected by this section.
   (e) No innocent child created through rape or incest shall be killed for the crime of his or her father.

(3) Definitions. As used in this section,
   (a) “Person” applies to every human being regardless of the method of creation.
   (b) A “human being” is a member of the species homo sapiens at any stage of development.
   (c) “Spontaneous miscarriage” is the unintentional termination of a pregnancy.
   (d) “Child” includes a human being prior to and during birth.
   (e) “Medical treatment for life threatening physical conditions intended to preserve life” includes but is not limited to treatment for cancer, ectopic and molar pregnancy, twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome, and placenta previa.

(4) Self-executing, and severability provision. All provisions of this section are self- executing and are severable.

Dear friend of the innocent, CRTL needs $60,000 now! We have committed to our coalition partners that we will gather 60,000 signatures. This is half of the estimated 120,000 we'll need to assure ballot access in 2012 with 87,000 validated signatures. Of course administering such a statewide operation costs money, and the petition process itself is a tremendous educational operation that reaches hundreds of thousands of people with a plea for the life of the innocent. So, to save a baby, to save a voter, and to save our state, please give toward our crucial $60,000 goal right now!

Please donate now to help CRTL launch Round Three!

State Title Board: See the ballot explanation as set by the state title board.

Planned Parenthood Title Board Challenge: See the motion for rehearing filed by the Planned Parenthood abortion chain.  

For more information, please contact:

Colorado Right To Life
1535 Grant Street, Suite 105
Denver CO 80203
303-753-9394
office@ColoradoRTL.org

Media: Please ask for Leslie Hanks.