Phil has defended the Affordable Care Act and the rights of 700,000 Coloradans who have pre-existing health conditions, the 400,000 covered through the Medicaid expansion, and those under 26 years old who are on their parents’ plans. When these rights were challenged by the federal government, Phil defended the Affordable Care Act and Coloradans’ healthcare rights.
My mentor, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg1, spent her career fighting to ensure that women receive equal protection under the law. Here in Colorado, we’ve led the fight for women’s rights, becoming the first state to enact women’s suffrage by popular vote and liberalizing our abortion laws before Roe v. Wade. Equal rights for women are non-negotiable. I will continue to fight for equal justice for all as your next Attorney General.
At a time when the Supreme Court is posed to undermine reproductive rights, we cannot elect an Attorney General who opposes Roe v. Wade; my opponent has called for this decision to be overruled2. If women do not have autonomy over their bodies and healthcare decisions, then they do not receive the equal protection our Constitution guarantees. As your next Attorney General, I will fight tirelessly to ensure that women are treated equally and fairly.