Colorado Modification Would Take away Abortions As much as Start From Structure
Repeal 79, the direct repeal of the abortion amendment from the Colorado Constitution, received a win at the Colorado Supreme Court on June 4, 2026.
The Colorado Life Initiative State Task Force has been preparing since the last election cycle to collect signatures for the 2026 ballot. Proponents from Colorado Life Initiative and Pastors For Life made nine attempts through the state process, including three appeals, and two separate Colorado Supreme Court cases.
“We thank God for an opportunity to collect signatures that we don’t take for granted,” remarked Co-Proponent Faye Barnhart, “and one which we do not know if we will have in the future,” she continued. “We almost didn’t get the chance this time.”
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Proponents attempted eight times to get life onto the ballot and the ninth attempt was the repeal. The Colorado Supreme Court upheld the title to the repeal. While the amendment will not remove abortion from the state, it will remove abortion from the state Constitution allowing for future legislation and initiatives to protect women and children and taxpayers from abortionists.
According to polls, at least forty percent of voters were not aware that the abortion amendment before voters last election cycle removed protections from taxpayers paying for abortions. Colorado taxpayers currently fund abortions all nine months of pregnancy for in-state and out-of-state pregnant mothers coming to Colorado to end the lives of their children. The amendment makes it a so-called “right” to torture children to death all nine months of pregnancy and prevents any protections for the child or their mother.
Only the people of Colorado may change the Colorado Constitution. To get the Constitutional change onto the ballot requires 2% of registered voters from each of Colorado’s thirty-five (35) Senate Districts. Because it is a direct repeal only – and not putting forward any new language – the initiative may be passed by a simple majority of 50% plus one vote in the general election. If passed, the repeal would go into effect on Christmas Day 2026.
“With 52% of Colorado adults claiming to be Christian, if Christians will vote and vote Biblically, we could pass any initiative in the state,” says Angela Eicher, Co-Proponent of the measure. “This is very basic to remove abortion from our state Constitution. It is the first step to end the current holocaust. It would be another huge win to make the ballot. We are also able to share the truth in love with Coloradans during the process of collecting signatures that will save lives.”
State Task Force members have organized the state into regions. With twelve petition leads in each senate district responsible for filling ten petitions each, the group hopes to fill at least 120 petition packets in each Senate District. The state requires 124,238 in-person signatures on the official paper petition packets (not available online) from Colorado registered voters statewide.
Mobilized churches and church networks are encouraging members to gather signatures and prepare to vote Biblically to affirm Christian values. With the momentum, proponents are hopeful for a moral win across the state for children. Already, three initiatives protecting older children have made the ballot. The ultimate goal for organizers is to protect the youngest and most vulnerable children to live long enough to be protected when they are older.
The group began assigning petitions across the state on Mother’s Day. The deadline for turning signatures into the state is August 3, 2026.
Anyone interested in helping with the efforts by filling at least one petition of forty signatures may go to the website gotaheart.org.
LifeNews Note: Faye Barnhart is the co-founder of the Colorado Life Initiative.
