The Democratic Party of Denver's Executive Committee Votes Unamously to Oppose Amendment 62

Calling it an affront to the rights of women and families and a violation of our Constitutional guarantees, the Democratic Party of Denver’s Executive Committee adopted a resolution opposing Amendment 62 and urging a “No” vote on the dangerous amendment on the ballots in the November 2, 2010 General Election.

Colorado voters defeated a similar ballot measure in 2008 with 73% of the statewide vote, and the 49 members present at Tuesday’s Democratic Party of Denver’s Executive Committee voted unanimously to oppose Amendment 62, to educate voters, and to work to defeat the proposed amendment.

Amendment 62 attempts to define the term “person” in the Colorado Constitution, using “the beginning of the biological development” as the point at which a “person” gains legal protection, subsequently infringing on a woman’s Constitutional right to make personal, private decisions about her body and her health.

“I am proud to say that the Executive Committee of the Democratic Party of Denver recognizes that it is wrong to criminalize deeply personal and private health care decisions,” said Cindy Lowery, Chair of the Democratic Party of Denver.  “We stand together today with other organizations opposing this measure and fully support a woman's right to choose.”

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