As conservatives across the country make moves to ban abortion and limit access to reproductive rights, some hospitals are also making restrictions of their own. But what’s surprising is that these restrictions are coming in a state where abortion is legal at all stages. As one of six states in the country without any term restrictions in regard to when a pregnancy can be terminated, Colorado has statutory protection for abortion as a fundamental right.
So while hospitals cannot restrict abortions, they are targeting other reproductive rights including letting women get their tubes tied. According to the Colorado Sun, not one but two hospitals in the state have decided not to let women get their tubes tied without a public announcement. The second and most recent is the only hospital in Durango with a maternity ward, Mercy Hospital.