Nearly 4,000 people have said they will attend Colorado Stands With Planned Parenthood, a protest outside Republican Senator Cory Gardner's Denver office, 1125 17th Street, scheduled from 1 to 3 p.m. today, February 11. Protest organizers will gather donations for Planned Parenthood and letters to Gardner demanding that the Republican stand against any moves in Congress to defund the health-services provider.
As the first state to legalize abortion and home to Dr. Warren Hern, one of the country's only late-term-abortion providers, Colorado has always played a big role in the reproductive-rights debate. Here we've corralled ten of our stories about reproductive issues and how they've played out over the years in Colorado.
1. Colorado Was First State to Legalize Abortion: Why Are We Still Talking About It?
2. The Fight of Their Lives
3. From My Teenage Years to Today: Thank You, Planned Parenthood
4. Six Myths About Abortion From Katha Pollitt
Keep reading for more stories about reproductive issues.
5. Joyce Lisbin Keeps Fighting for Reproductive Justice — and the Battle Isn't Over
6. I Had an Abortion: One Woman's Story About Life Before Roe v. Wade
7. Aborted-Fetus Photos: U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Case Brought by Protester
8. Here's Why I Will Always Escort You to Planned Parenthood
9. Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains Turns 100
10. Planned Parenthood: Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Alleging State Dollars Used for Abortions