Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post
Republican senators Jerry Sonnenberg, Dennis Hisey and Cleave Simpson raise their hands against HB 21-1279 as a vote is taken on the bill in the Senate chambers at the State Capitol on March 23, 2022 in Denver. Colorado lawmakers took the final vote on HB 21-1279, called the Reproductive Health and Equity Act. State senators passed the bill on a party-line vote, 20-15. The measure was brought by Democrats to proactively protect abortion rights. 
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