JUSTICE DENIED - SB 268 IS DEFEATED IN HOUSE COMMITTEE

The House State, Veterans & Military Affairs Committee sadly voted along party lines (6-5) to defeat Senate Bill 268 which would have recognized unborn children as victims of certain crimes; like those recently perpetrated against baby Aurora in Longmont.  It is deeply disappointing that a majority of legislators on the House State, Veterans & Military Affairs Committee did not see the urgent need to fix this inadequacy in Colorado law. The majority of states and the federal government, with the support from both Democrats and Republicans, have enacted fetal homicide laws; these types of laws recognize that when a woman is pregnant and certain crimes are perpetrated there is the ability to recognize two victims – the woman and her unborn child. The failure to enact a fetal homicide law in Colorado is a grave miscarriage of justice that leaves future unborn victims of crime unrecognized in Colorado law.  It is our hope that legislators in Colorado will recognize their error in judgment and seek to rectify this inadequacy in Colorado law as soon as possible.  In the meantime let us continue to pray for all unborn victims of crime and their families. Below are the members of the House State, Veterans & Military Affairs committee, their contact information and how they voted on SB 268.  Please thank members of the committee that voted to support this legislation. State, Veterans & Military Affairs:  11 members Rep. Su Ryden                   D          HD 36  Chair               OPPOSE 303-866-2942 su.ryden.house@state.co.us Rep. Joe Salazar                D          HD 31  Vice Chair       OPPOSE 303-866-2918 joseph.salazar.house@state.co.us Rep. Mike Foote                 D          HD 12                          OPPOSE 303-866-2920 mike.foote.house@state.co.us Rep. Steve Humphrey        R          HD 48                          SUPPORT 303-866-2943 rephumphrey48@yahoo.com Rep. Susan Lontine            D          HD 1                            OPPOSE 303-866-2966 susan.lontine.house@state.co.us Rep. Patrick Neville            R          HD 45                          SUPPORT 303-866-2948 patrick.neville.house@state.co.us Rep. Dianne Primavera        D          HD 33                          OPPOSE 303-866-4667 dianne.primavera.house@state.co.us Rep. Jack Tate                   R          HD 37                          SUPPORT 303-866-5510 jack.tate.house@state.co.us Rep. Dan Thurlow               R          HD 55                          SUPPORT 303-866-3068 danthurlow55@gmail.com Rep. Max Tyler                   D          HD 23                          OPPOSE 303-866-2951 max@maxtyler.us Rep. Yeulin Willett              R          HD 54                          SUPPORT 303-866-2583 yeulin.willett.house@state.co.us