Human Dignity, Disability & Bioethics

Colorado's Title Board approved Initiative 149, the 'Right to Life from Conception,' a personhood ballot measure seeking to grant legal rights to fetuses from conception, requiring supporters to gather 124,328 valid signatures by August 3, 2026. Despite repeated failures of similar anti-abortion initiatives and legislation in Colorado, including the rejection of Amendment 48, Amendment 62, Amendment 67, and Proposition 115, conservative activists continue efforts to restrict abortion access in the state amid strong Democratic support for abortion rights, such as the 2022 Reproductive Health Equity Act.