Archbishop Aquila: "It is a matter of truth and of common sense." Catholic Charities on Apr 16, 2014 Abortion bill opponents called 'extreme' dies in Colorado Senate DENVER (CNS) -- A day after more …More
Archbishop Aquila: "It is a matter of truth and of common sense."
Catholic Charities on Apr 16, 2014
Abortion bill opponents called 'extreme' dies in Colorado Senate
DENVER (CNS) -- A day after more than 1,000 pro-lifers joined Denver's archbishop in a prayer rally to oppose a bill that would have established abortion as a "fundamental right" in Colorado, Democratic senators in the state Legislature late April 16 tabled a vote on the measure indefinitely, effectively killing it for the session. At the rally Denver Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila told the crowd, "The main concern many have about this bill is that it is both extreme and dangerously ambiguous. Contrary to what some reports may have tried to pass off as factual, this legislation does indeed open the door to challenge existing regulations, particularly through the court system. Anyone who claims that this law will have no material effect is either naive or disingenuous," he said. The bill, S.B. 175, was introduced by state Democratic Sens. Andy Kerr and Jeanne Nicholson. On April 10, the measure passed on a 4-3 party line vote by the Democratic-majority Senate Health and Human Services Committee and went to the Senate floor. A hearing scheduled for April 15 was postponed because a legislator went home ill and was rescheduled for the next day. Late the night of April 16 a couple of Democrats were undecided on the bill, so it was tabled. Democrats have a one-vote majority in the state Senate.
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Catholic Charities on Apr 16, 2014
Abortion bill opponents called 'extreme' dies in Colorado Senate
DENVER (CNS) -- A day after more than 1,000 pro-lifers joined Denver's archbishop in a prayer rally to oppose a bill that would have established abortion as a "fundamental right" in Colorado, Democratic senators in the state Legislature late April 16 tabled a vote on the measure indefinitely, effectively killing it for the session. At the rally Denver Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila told the crowd, "The main concern many have about this bill is that it is both extreme and dangerously ambiguous. Contrary to what some reports may have tried to pass off as factual, this legislation does indeed open the door to challenge existing regulations, particularly through the court system. Anyone who claims that this law will have no material effect is either naive or disingenuous," he said. The bill, S.B. 175, was introduced by state Democratic Sens. Andy Kerr and Jeanne Nicholson. On April 10, the measure passed on a 4-3 party line vote by the Democratic-majority Senate Health and Human Services Committee and went to the Senate floor. A hearing scheduled for April 15 was postponed because a legislator went home ill and was rescheduled for the next day. Late the night of April 16 a couple of Democrats were undecided on the bill, so it was tabled. Democrats have a one-vote majority in the state Senate.
www.catholicnews.com/data/briefs/cns/20140417.htm