Why a lawsuit against Colorado’s abortion pill “reversal” law could be a really big deal
Lawyers for a national religious rights organization have filed a new motion for a preliminary injunction against Colorado’s law banning so-called abortion pill “reversal.”
The motion, filed last week by lawyers from the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty on behalf of Catholic health clinic Bella Health and Wellness, says recent rulemaking by state medical boards has “doubled down” on the law’s alleged violations of religious freedom and free expression.
The clinic, whose providers are anti-abortion, says it has a religious obligation to provide reversal because “they cannot in good conscience turn their backs on a woman who seeks their help to keep her baby.”
“A new Colorado law targets women who have changed their minds about abortion, forcing them to undergo abortions they seek to avoid,” the motion begins. “In a flagrant constitutional violation, Colorado has forbidden doctors and nurses from helping these women.”