2AE095F220EEEB6A8725851400076AB8 Hearing Summary

Representative Lontine recessed the committee.

The committee came back to order.

Representative Saine and Representative Humphrey, bill sponsors, presented House Bill 20-1075 to the committee.  The bill prohibits licensed physicians from performing abortions except:

•        when an abortion is necessary to preserve the life of the woman and the physician has made a reasonable medical effort to preserve both the life of the woman and her unborn child; or

•        when the physician provides medical treatment to a woman that results in the accidental injury or death of the unborn child.

Offenses under the bill are punishable as a class 1 felony, and a conviction constitutes unprofessional conduct for the purposes of physician licensing.

A handout was distributed to the committee (Attachment T).  

Representative Lontine proceeded with witness testimony on the bill.

Pat Miller, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

Iman Jodeh, Interfaith Alliance, testified in opposition to the bill.  Arriana Belkin, Planned Parenthood of the Rockies, testified in opposition to the bill.  Written testimony was submitted on behalf of Reverend Tawana Davis (Attachment U).  Justine Sandoval read the testimony of Amanda Carlson, representing Cobalt, in opposition to the bill.

Kat Watren, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.  Robert Fox, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.  Samantha Koch, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.  Matt Niedzielski, Respect Life of Diocese of Colorado Springs, testified in support of the bill.

Dr. Kelly Sennholz, representing herself and Cobalt, testified in opposition to the bill.  Elizabeth Hinkley read the testimony of Dr. Sarah Green, in opposition to the bill.

Laurel Flahive, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.  Scott Horak, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.

Eli Grimm, representing themselves, testified in opposition to the bill.  America Ramirez, Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights (COLOR), testified in opposition to the bill.  Kassandra Morales, American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill.   

Rebecca Klenda, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.  Christy Rodriguez, Colorado Campaign for Life, testified in support of the bill.  

Dana Villareal, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill.  Saul Alfaro, representing himself, testified in opposition to the bill.  Isabel Rosales, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill.  Gina Millan, COLOR, testified in opposition to the bill.  

Betty Boyd, American Association of University Women, testified in opposition to the bill.  Linda Levy, Interfaith Alliance, testified in opposition to the bill.  Melanie Kesner, Interfaith Alliance, testified in opposition to the bill.  Dilpreet Jammy, representing himself, testified in opposition to the bill.

Millie McCloy, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.  

Representative Saine read the testimony of Jeff Hunt into the record.  A handout was distributed (Attachment V).

The bill sponsors gave closing remarks on the bill. Committee members commented on the bill.