The Reproductive Health Equity Act (RHEA) lacks the essential elements of Roe v. Wade and fails to meet constitutional standards. The democrats passionately rammed through RHEA, which codifies abortion rights under state law as a fundamental right.  

To unite Democrats in my district, divided and upset by the passage of this law, I propose that we repeal the law and start a logical discussion under new leadership. Please vote for me so I may pave the way for a knowledgeable discussion.

Legal Opinion

I have been invited to give my legal opinion on the constitutionality of House Bill 22-1279, called RHEA. I believe my opponent Meg Froelich, has little regard for the people she represents and has set an outrageous precedent with her behavior which compromises her ability to make sound laws.

I draw reference to Roe v. Wade which, I believe, set a compelling point for a physician or provider in consultation with the patient to freely determine, without regulation by the state, that in his or her medical judgment, the patient's pregnancy should be terminated. If that decision is reached, the judgment may be effectuated by an abortion free of interference by the state. I, therefore, commend Roe for discussing the viability of the fetus and the state interest as the baby develops. 

The ONLY result this January for legislators is to repeal RHEA and start over again - abortion is not within the scope of the Fourteenth Amendment, and most Coloradans are pro-life.

I also draw reference to the wide divergence of thinking on this issue and the U.N. Human Rights Committee attempting to revise its General Comment on Article 6 to include support for abortions and even assisted suicide. This is historical being before the Supreme Court overturning of Roe and Casey, including that RHEA brought more than 300 people to testify against the Representative Froelich Act. An overwhelming majority do not support abortion.

It is also interesting that Democrats' efforts to further protect abortion show they are grossly incompetent in using reasoning and sound logic to make laws. The law passed with all 41 Democrats voting in unison and all 24 Republicans voting against it. In good faith, Representative Froelich is not interested in protecting fetal life during that period or women's health.

Abortion can't be proscribed if the state decides the term limits, except when it is necessary to protect the mother’s health and life. Measured against these standards, the Colorado Abortion Act is one-sided in protecting providers and cannot survive the constitutional attack made upon it here.

Therefore, the right to abortion is not protected under the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution, and my opponent's Act is NULL AND VOID. The right to abortion can't be justified as part of this right. 

This now takes us back to the fact that even today, when society's views are changing, the very existence of the debate is evidence that the "right to an abortion" is NOT so universally accepted as Democrats would have you believe.

Conclusion

I, therefore, conclude that this is an expression of my humble opinion in good faith. The ONLY result this January for legislators is to repeal RHEA and start over again - abortion is not within the scope of the Fourteenth Amendment, and most Coloradans are pro-life.