From The Associated Press, 3/29/05:
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/4328885/detail.html
Governor Faces Tricky Decision On Emergency Contraception Bill
Owens Hasn't Taken Position On Bill
DENVER --
Gov. Bill Owens, a Roman Catholic who has campaigned on conservative
values, could face a tough choice when he decides whether to sign a
bill that would force hospitals to tell rape victims about emergency
contraception.
His fellow Republicans say the bill, given final legislative approval
Tuesday, violates Catholic hospitals' freedom of religion by forcing
them to offer information about abortion.
Democrats say the bill is not about abortion but offers help to women
whose bodies have been violated.
In the middle is Owens.
He refused to take a position on the bill Tuesday, but his spokesman,
Dan Hopkins, said he would "carefully consider" it.
Republicans blocked similar versions of the bill over the past two
years, when they were in charge. Democrats captured both the House and
Senate last November and pushed the measure (House Bill 1042) through.
Rep. Keith King, R-Colorado Springs, said the bill raises serious
questions about religious liberty.
He cited objections from Catholics who say their rights would be
violated if they were forced to tell women how to avoid getting
pregnant.
"Are we going to value the freedom of religion and the individual
expression of freedom of religion?" King asked.
Rep. Fran Coleman, D-Denver, said the bill is about assault, not
religious freedom.
"This bill is about contraception, it's about a violation to your
body, just like you would want a bullet removed from your body," she
said during a debate in the House.
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