Abortion motivates voters for Amendment 79 and in presidential race

The Harris-Walz campaign's Fighting for Reproductive Freedom national bus tour made a stop in Denver for a rally outside Raíces Brewing Company on Oct. 7, 2024. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post) — The Harris-Walz campaign’s Fighting for Reproductive Freedom national bus tour made a stop in Denver for a rally outside Raíces Brewing Company on Oct. 7, 2024. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

By Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton | The Denver Post

PUBLISHED: October 16, 2024 at 6:00 AM MDT | UPDATED: October 16, 2024 at 7:38 AM MDT

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Coloradans will decide on a constitutional amendment on abortion in the Nov. 5 election — but in the continuing fallout from the U.S. Supreme Court's 2022 decision overturning Roe v. Wade, the issue also permeates the rest of the ballot.

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