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Colorado Amendment 3, Prohibit Public Funds for Abortions Initiative (1984)
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| Topic Abortion policy |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Colorado Amendment 3 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in Colorado on November 6, 1984. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported prohibiting the use of public funds for abortions and establishing a provision to allow the General Assembly to fund certain medical procedures if used to prevent the death of the mother or her unborn child. |
A “no” vote opposed prohibiting the use of public funds for abortions and establishing a provision to allow the General Assembly to fund certain medical procedures if used to prevent the death of the mother or her unborn child. |
Election results
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Colorado Amendment 3 |
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627,343 | 50.39% | ||
| No | 617,637 | 49.61% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Amendment 3 was as follows:
| “ | Shall there be an amendment to article V of the Colorado Constitution prohibiting use of public funds by the state of Colorado or any of its agencies or political subdivisions to pay or reimburse, directly or indirectly, any person, agency, or facility for any induced abortion, but permitting the general assembly, by specific bill, to authorize and appropriate funds for medical services necessary to prevent the death of a pregnant woman or her unborn child if every reasonable effort is made to preserve the life of each? | ” |
Path to the ballot
In Colorado, proponents needed to collect a number of signatures for an initiated constitutional amendment.
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