Colorado Right to Life rips state’s $4 million Planned Parenthood ‘bailout’

Colorado Right to Life is criticizing the state’s decision to “deceptively funnel $4.37 million annually in taxpayer dollars to Planned Parenthood under the false pretense of restoring primary care services.”

The move comes as the state is facing a $1.2 billion budget deficit.

Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill Wednesday granting funds to the abortion provider and purveyor of cross-gender hormones. The state said the money was needed to replenish lost federal funds, but CRL notes in a press release that a judge issued an injunction against the cuts in July.

Additionally, the abortion provider is not a primary care provider, which was the rationale given by the bill’s supporters.

“The fact of the matter is that Planned Parenthood does not provide primary care. They do not treat chronic illness, manage diabetes, provide pediatric care, or offer comprehensive family medicine,” the pro-life organization said. “This bill is not about access to health care; it’s about propping up the abortion industry with state funds.”

Right to Life further pointed to how the funding “aligns with Planned Parenthood’s ongoing strategic shift since 2020 toward chemical abortions via telehealth, reducing in-person care and overhead while expanding access to abortion pills.”

The spending is “morally corrupt” and an “ideological bailout” to a “significant Democratic campaign contributor” at a time when “families, seniors and students are facing cuts.”

It also noted how House Democrats voted down a motion to “penalize the ‘sale of anything related to fetal harvesting, including the sale of organs,’ showing their continued and informed consent to abortionists’ backroom organ and fetal tissue trafficking.”

“Democrats grew the budget 50% in seven years while our population only grew 5%,” Rep. Brandi Bradley, R-Littleton, said. “In a special session to cut $1 billion, their proposals only added up to about $300 million in cuts while adding money “to their campaign contributor, Planned Parenthood.”