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 attack on reproductive justice and why COLOR co-led the effort to pass a standard for emergency care in Colorado. Two weeks ago, we celebrated the signing of SB25-130 into law, which establishes a state standard for providing medical care without discrimination, based on someone’s ability to pay, or the type of care they need.
This law sets a necessary, clear standard of medical care in Colorado given eroded federal protections and the confusion surrounding the rescinded guidance. While we are well aware of the barriers that remain for marginalized communities and people of color to abortion access and emergency care, this new law is the most basic, important protection we can provide people in Colorado at this moment.
We are deeply proud of what we have accomplished to ensure people can receive life-saving medical care in our state. We will continue to advocate for access to emergency care. The lives of pregnant people are important, worth protecting, and worth fighting for.”
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About COLOR
Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights (COLOR) is a community-rooted nonprofit organization that works to enable Latine individuals and their families to lead safe, healthy, and self-determined lives. Founded in 1998, we are the only Latina-led and Latina-serving multi-entity reproductive justice organization in the state. We bring an intersectional approach to our fight for reproductive justice, advancing issues impacting the Latine community in the areas of autonomy, health care, civil rights, economic justice, and immigration.
