Colorado Abortion Funding Act (1988)

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Colorado Abortion Funding Amendment, Initiative 7 (1988) was an initiated constitutional amendment, restoring funding for abortions, on the November 8, 1988 election ballot in Colorado, where it was defeated.

Election results

Initiative 7
Result		Votes	Percentage
d No		809,078	60.2%
Yes		534,070	39.8%

Election Results from: State Legislative Council, Ballot History

Text of measure

Language on the ballot:

“

Shall there be an amendment to repeal Article V, Section 50 of the Colorado Constitution and to provide instead that the state and its agencies, institutions, and political subdivisions shall not prohibit the use of public funds for medical services for a woman solely because of her choice of whether or not to continue her pregnancy?

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