Colorado Governor Signs Bill Codifying the Right to Abortion With No Restrictions

Colorado Governor Jared Polis speaks before signing into law the Reproductive Health Equity Act during a ceremony outside the governor's mansion in Denver, Colo., on April 4, 2022. The bill's sponsors, Sen. Julie Gonzalez, far right, Rep. Meg Froelich, center, and House majority leader Daneya Esgar, look on with guests and other lawmakers at the signing. David Zalubowski/AP Photo

Colorado’s governor on April 4 signed a bill into law that makes permanent the right for women to get abortions.

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat, signed HB 22-1279, also known as the Reproductive Health Equity Act, after the Democrat-controlled state legislature approved the legislation.