Omnisalud and the Fight for Healthcare Without Barriers

Imagine having your health coverage depend on whether or not your name gets picked from a lottery. For thousands of Coloradans depending on Omnisalud, that’s the reality. Funding limits and rising costs have created a system where access to basic care is left up to chance and lawmakers are now deciding what comes next.

Tabor is Hurting Our Communities

TABOR IS HURTING OUR COMMUNITIES Colorado’s Taxpayers’ Bill of Rights (TABOR) was adopted in 1992 as an amendment to the state constitution without community input. Under TABOR, even when Colorado grows, even when our families’ needs grow, the state budget isn’t allowed to grow with us. TABOR imposes strict limits, what policymakers call caps, on what […]

WTF is COLOR’s Ballot Guide? Let’s break it down sis.

WTF is COLOR’s Ballot Guide? Let’s break it down sis. In case you didn’t know or were hibernating for the past year from the world, ELECTION SEASON IS UPON US.  Okay but don’t freak out! As someone who has only been able to vote for the past 4 years, I know how scary and daunting […]

The One Where COLOR Starts a Blog 

Hey there! We are so happy you clicked on this lol. You may be wondering to yourself: What is this? Like a legit blog?  The answer is: YES and YES! And you happen to be reading the first official release 🙂  Anyways, before we start spilling the tea on what is happening in the reproductive […]

Amendment 79 Co-Chairs Statement: Trump Budget Bill Does NOT Affect Amendment 79

DENVER – Karen Middleton, President of Cobalt, and Dusti Gurule, President and CEO of COLOR (Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights), co-chairs of the Amendment 79 campaign, issued the following statements: From Cobalt President Karen Middleton: “Amendment 79 is not nullified by the federal bill. Instead, it becomes even more vital, making it […]

Leading Reproductive Justice Organizations Highlight New Colorado EMTALA Law in Face of Looming Budget Cuts to Affordable Health Coverage

COLORADO – Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights (COLOR) and abortion justice organization All* Above All are highlighting Colorado’s leadership in protecting access to emergency medical care with the passage of SB25-130. This legislation strengthened the rights of patients and responsibilities of providers in emergencies, including those related to abortion and miscarriage care. […]

On EMTALA Guidance Changes

Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights (COLOR) released the following statement on the Trump Administration rolling back federal guidelines for emergency abortions under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA):  “The Trump Administration’s change in federal guidance requiring hospitals to provide emergency care to pregnant people is just the most recent […]

Colorado Establishes a State Standard to Provide Emergency Care Without Discrimination

The fight to ensure all people receive life-saving care continues DENVER— Today, Governor Polis signed SB25-130, Providing Emergency Medical Services, into law. SB25-130 establishes a state standard for providing medical care without discrimination, based on someone’s ability to pay or the type of care needed.   Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights (COLOR) successfully […]

On The End of The 2025 Legislative Session

A joyful young woman holds a bullhorn and leads a march

COLOR’s Statement on the Conclusion of Colorado’s 2025 Legislative Session Last year, we won Amendment 79. Our gente organized and Colorado enshrined abortion as a constitutional right, demanding care without barriers. This year, we took that demand to lawmakers during the legislative session. We celebrate major wins made possible by community power as we passed […]