Today, on the 47th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Hickenlooper for Colorado campaign released a new digital ad highlighting John Hickenlooper’s long record of fighting for women’s reproductive freedom in Colorado.
While other states were restricting access, Governor Hickenlooper successfully expanded access to IUDs and implants, ultimately lowering Colorado’s teen birth rate by 54 percent.
But Senate Republicans have consistently voted for President Trump’s rigid judicial nominees who are undermining health care protections and basic reproductive freedoms. In March, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade — the first since Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation cemented an anti-choice majority.
This a four-figure ad buy across Instagram and Facebook.
“This constant assault on women’s reproductive rights is horrific,” said Hickenlooper. “We went out and expanded women’s access to IUDs. It’s a fundamental, inalienable right that women should have control over their own bodies.”
Watch the video here.
Read the transcript below:
Newscasters: “Missouri’s last abortion clinic could be shut down.”
“Alabama virtually banned all abortions.”
“Another state’s challenge of Roe v. Wade.”
“States to pass similar laws… Georgia, Louisiana, Kentucky, Mississippi.”
“New restrictive laws.”
“End all legal abortion service.”
Rachel Maddow: “That’s what Republican-controlled states are making their priority.”
John Hickenlooper: “This constant assault on women’s reproductive rights, it’s horrific.”
Maddow: “So, Colorado saw that and decided there was a way to fix that. Starting in 2009, they did this unique program to buy tens of thousands of IUDs for public health clinics all over that state, and boy howdy did it work.”
Hickenlooper: “We went out and expanded women’s access to IUDs and reduced teenage abortion by 64%, teenage pregnancy by 54%. It’s a fundamental, inalienable right that women should have control over their own bodies.”
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