Amendment backers note the proposal could allow abused or neglected youths to ask a judge to waive notification. But a judicial out would not be automatic. A test case would have to establish the need for one. Other states have approved similar laws, although some are hung up in court battles. Basically what the newspapers are saying is 'Vote for these, although they will be challenged in court, the definitions are vague and they're going to cost taxpayers money to litigate,' said Fofi Mendez, spokeswoman for the Protect Families coalition.
Every abortion delivers into the vagina a living human fetus.
The parental-notification requirement says life begins at fertilization, she said, which could lead to banning some forms of contraception. Mendez said every major medical organization in Colorado opposes the amendments. Rogers expects the vote to be close despite a recent, independent poll showing a majority of Coloradans support them. Another ballot measure has won the backing of some of the state's religious leaders. Archbishop Charles Chaput of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese in Denver and Stanley Wagner, rabbi emeritus of the BMH-BJ congregation in Denver, Saturday endorsed tax credits for parents who send their children to private or religious schools.