{"id":84459,"date":"2023-11-13T19:18:03","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T19:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cocatholic.org\/?p=84459"},"modified":"2023-11-13T21:52:24","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T21:52:24","slug":"memo-regarding-two-2024-ballot-initiatives-signature-collecting-at-parishes-prohibited-deemed-harmful-to-pro-life-cause-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cocatholic.org\/bishop-letters\/memo-regarding-two-2024-ballot-initiatives-signature-collecting-at-parishes-prohibited-deemed-harmful-to-pro-life-cause-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Memo Regarding Two 2024 Ballot Initiatives: Signature Collecting at Parishes Prohibited; Deemed Harmful to Pro-Life Cause"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Downloadable PDF<\/em>: <a href=\"https:\/\/cocatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-Bishops-Letter-on-Life-Initatives-24.pdf\"><em>English<\/em><\/a>, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/cocatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023_Bishops_Letter_on_Life_Initatives_24_SPANISH.pdf\">Espa\u00f1ol<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>13 November 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dear Brother Priests and the Faithful of Colorado,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Colorado Catholic Conference is the united voice of the Catholic bishops of Colorado and serves to uphold the dignity of human life and the common good in public policy. The Colorado bishops affirm that sanctity of life is the preeminent issue concerning the Church in Colorado, especially concerning lives of preborn children, and continue to advocate against abortion and for life-affirming policy, as well as support thousands of mothers, children, and families annually. Human life must be protected at all stages, from conception until natural death. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coloradans will soon be presented with two opposing positions on sanctity of life for preborn children for the 2024 ballot. Both initiatives are collecting signatures to earn their spot on the ballot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Colorado bishops ask the Catholic Faithful in Colorado to <strong><u>not support either ballot initiative.<\/u> <\/strong>This includes no signature collecting at Catholic parishes or ministries affiliated with the three dioceses. While one of the initiatives defends life, necessary groundwork is not laid for success, and it will likely harm the efforts in Colorado to cultivate a culture of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please <strong>do not<\/strong> collect signatures for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol type=\"1\">\n<li><strong>\u201cRight to Abortion,\u201d <\/strong>sponsored by pro-abortion organizations, COBALT and COLOR, with support from Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains and New Era CO.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u201cProtections for a Living Child,\u201d <\/strong>sponsored by Colorado Life Initiative.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the last two years, Colorado has sorrowfully become one of the top pro-abortion states in the county. Since the 2020 loss of ballot proposition 115 to prohibit abortion after 22-weeks\u2019 gestation, the General Assembly passed and Gov. Polis enacted four extreme pro-abortion laws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2022 Reproductive Health Equity Act (RHEA) codified elective abortion for the full 40 weeks of pregnancy, established a \u201cfundamental right\u201d to abortion, removed \u201cindividual and derivative rights\u201d from preborn children at all stages of development, and removed parental notification for minors receiving an abortion. The additional three abortion bills enacted in 2023 include censoring pregnancy resource centers, banning abortion pill reversal (the first state to do so), prohibiting lawsuits from pro-life states against Colorado or abortion providers, requiring large employers and insurance companies to provide coverage for abortion, and violating the First Amendment rights of individuals and businesses that do not support abortion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The only provision keeping Colorado from being the number one destination for unrestricted abortion in the United States is the 1984 Colorado constitutional prohibition against the use of public funding for abortion. This is what the \u201cRight to Abortion\u201d initiative is about: codifying a \u201cright to abortion\u201d in the Constitution <em>and<\/em> removing the prohibition against taxpayer dollars subsidizing abortion. Since the U.S. Supreme Court <em>Dobbs <\/em>(2022) decision, the monthly average of surgical (non-chemical) abortions in Colorado increased by 20 percent, which is an increase of approximately 400 mothers per month \u2013 from 1,780 in June 2022 to 2,220 in June 2023.<a href=\"#_ftn1\" id=\"_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a> This increase is also due to organizations such as COBALT and Planned Parenthood encouraging mothers living in surrounding pro-life states to come to Colorado for late-term abortions, and often financially supporting them to travel to Colorado for abortion.<a href=\"#_ftn2\" id=\"_ftnref2\">[2]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While Church teaching supports pro-life measures, \u201cProtections for a Living Child,\u201d sponsored by Colorado Life Initiative, is not a prudent alternative in our state\u2019s current political climate and will likely harm pro-life efforts in Colorado, possibly for years to come. If enacted, the initiative would make abortion a homicidal offense and force the closure of abortion facilities. In recent years, the voting public has shown it\u2019s not willing to accept this policy at this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jesus urged his disciples to be, \u201cwise as serpents and innocent as doves,\u201d (Mt. 10:16), and this applies to the legislative and electoral process.&nbsp; The double-digit ballot loss for Prop. 115, the failure of many pro-life legislative proposals, and previous defeats for Colorado Life Initiative\u2019s ballot proposals, show that Colorado needs a large-scale education and political campaign to successfully pass a pro-life proposal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the reality of the electorate not sufficiently backing pro-life measures, the media and pro-abortion lobby are using the Colorado Life Initiative \u201cProtections for a Living Child\u201d to drive more voters <em>to support the \u201cRight to Abortion\u201d<\/em> ballot initiative. The Colorado Life Initiative proposal allows pro-abortion media and advocates to scare voters into supporting their initiative by saying things like, \u2018They are trying to ban abortion!\u2019 &nbsp;At the same time, they cast their extreme initiatives as reasonable and a defense of women. This is why Colorado Life Initiative\u2019s proposal will not be a successful option to advocate for life-affirming policy and scale back the abortion stronghold in our state government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is another option: Pro-Life Colorado. <a href=\"#_ftn3\" id=\"_ftnref3\">[3]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the last two years, the pro-life community has become broadly united for the first time in state history. In the face of the 2022 Reproductive Health Equity Act (RHEA) and subsequent 2023 abortion legislation, Pro-Life Colorado launched as a new non-profit coalition representing the united voice of over 40 pro-life organizations in the state of Colorado. The Catholic Conference and the diocesan Respect Life offices are members of Pro-Life Colorado, which is uniquely positioned to oppose the pro-abortion initiative. Alongside other members of Pro-Life Colorado, including medical associations, pregnancy centers, and other pro-life non-profits, we will fight the \u201cRight to Abortion\u201d 2024 ballot proposal to ensure Colorado does not become the # 1 state for abortion in the country, and we will also continue to advocate for a culture of life to spread across our beautiful state. This includes co-sponsorship of the inaugural Colorado March for Life near the anniversary of RHEA (April 12, 2024).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please <strong>do not <\/strong>collect signatures for either 2024 ballot initiative: \u201cRight to Abortion\u201d or \u201cProtect a Living Child.\u201d If you have questions or concerns, please reach out directly to the Catholic Conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sincerely yours in Christ,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Most Reverend Samuel J. Aquila<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Archbishop of Denver<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Most Reverend Stephen J. Berg<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Bishop of Pueblo<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Most Reverend James R. Golka&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Bishop of Colorado Springs<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Most Reverend Jorge H. Rodriguez<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Auxiliary Bishop of Denver<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" id=\"_ftn1\">[1]<\/a> Society of Family Planning, \u201cWe Count\u201d Report: October 2023. &lt;chrome-extension:\/\/efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj\/https:\/\/societyfp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/WeCountReport_10.16.23.pdf&gt;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref2\" id=\"_ftn2\">[2]<\/a> Cobalt Abortion Fund, &lt;https:\/\/cobaltaf.org\/patient\/&gt;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a id=\"_ftn3\" href=\"#_ftnref3\">[3]<\/a> Pro-Life CO, &lt;www.prolifeco.org&gt;<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\"  class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/cocatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-Bishops-Letter-on-Life-Initatives-24.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of 2023-Bishops-Letter-on-Life-Initatives-24.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-e43f767f-2561-4d00-bbac-42a7212c64e5\" href=\"https:\/\/cocatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-Bishops-Letter-on-Life-Initatives-24.pdf\">2023-Bishops-Letter-on-Life-Initatives-24<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/cocatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-Bishops-Letter-on-Life-Initatives-24.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-e43f767f-2561-4d00-bbac-42a7212c64e5\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Downloadable PDF: English, Espa\u00f1ol 13 November 2023 Dear Brother Priests and the Faithful of Colorado, The Colorado Catholic Conference is the united voice of the Catholic bishops of Colorado and serves to uphold the dignity of human life and the common good in public policy. 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