Colorado Dems ram abortion, transgender bills through on limited Sunday session debate: 'Unprecedented'

The Colorado Democratic House majority pushed through a slate of controversial gender and abortion bills on Sunday curtailing floor debate in what Republican lawmakers called an unprecedented tactic It should alarm every American that Colorado's Majority used a Sunday a day typically reserved for family and prayer to force through four of the the greater part extreme bills of the session Republican House Minority Leader Rose Pugliese advised Fox News Digital on Monday Pugliese declared while weekend work is a tactic the majority uses to punish the minority it was especially unprecedented this time because of the highly controversial nature of the bills CONCERNED PARENTS OF TRANS KIDS COMPARED TO 'HATE GROUPS' BY COLORADO DEM WOULDN'T 'ASK THE KKK' FOR OPINION There was no filibuster no delay just a determined effort to shut down discussion on act that directly affects parental rights population safety and the use of taxpayer dollars she reported The bills that were passed include SB - which requires taxpayers to fund abortion services HB - mandating insurers cover transgender procedures regardless of age HB - which imposes state-mandated gender policies on schools and considers it coercive control in child custody cases when a parent does not affirm a child's gender identity and SB - which prohibits cooperation with out-of-state investigations on transgender procedures and abortion services According to state House Majority Democrat Leader Monica Duran the four bills were debated on the floor for more than hours last week TRANS INMATE IN PRISON FOR KILLING BABY MUST GET GENDER SURGERY AT 'EARLIEST OPPORTUNITY' JUDGE The minority offered dozens of amendments in that time Duran stated Fox News Digital Ultimately Coloradans elected notable Democratic majorities with clear mandates and with only days in session we will use every day we need to do the people's work The day prior that included passing measure to implement voter-approved Amendment which protects abortion rights and passed with nearly of the vote last November Other Democrats in the legislature who authored the passage of the bills see them as a way to shield the Centennial State from the Trump administration's policies TRUMP DOJ TRAINING DEPT FORM TASK FORCE TO PROTECT FEMALE ATHLETES FROM 'GENDER IDEOLOGY' IN SCHOOLS SPORTS It s time to fight back against out-of-state interference and Trump administration threats to restrict abortion and robustness care for LGBTQ Coloradans Democratic state Rep Karen McCormick D-Longmont sponsor of SB - commented in a report Democrat Rep Lorena Garcia sponsor of SB - also noted Despite the Trump administration s efforts to dismantle abortion access or restrict funding altogether Coloradans believe it s your constitutional right to access the reproductive vitality care you need This bill will expand access to life-saving reproductive healthcare care including abortion Garcia announced in a report The bills now head to the Democratic-dominated state Senate for consideration