Colorado Code § 25-6-404

Public entity - prohibited actions
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(1) A public entity shall not:
(a) Deny, restrict, interfere with, or discriminate against an individual's fundamental
right to use or refuse contraception or to continue a pregnancy and give birth or to have an
abortion in the regulation or provision of benefits, facilities, services, or information;
(b) Deprive, through prosecution, punishment, or other means, an individual of the
individual's right to act or refrain from acting during the individual's own pregnancy based on
the potential, actual, or perceived impact on the pregnancy, the pregnancy's outcomes, or on the
pregnant individual's health;
(c) Restrict any natural or legal person in performing, or prohibit any natural or legal
person from providing, reproductive health care through the imposition of licensing, permitting,
certification, or similar legislative or regulatory requirements that apply solely to providers of
reproductive health care; or
(d) Prosecute or otherwise criminally sanction any natural or legal person for providing,
assisting in the provision of, arranging for, or otherwise assisting a person in accessing
reproductive health care performed within the scope of applicable professional licensure and
certification requirements.

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