Colorado Amendment 3 (1984)
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Colorado Amendment 3 (1984) was an initiated measure prohibiting the use of public funds for abortion. It passed with 50.4% of voters in favor.
Text of the proposal
Shall there be an amendment to Article V of the Colorado Constitution prohibiting use of public funds by the State of Colorado or any of its agencies or political subdivisions to pay or reimburse, directly or indirectly, any person, agency, or facility for any induced abortion, but permitting the General Assembly, by specific bill, to authorize and appropriate funds for medical services necessary to prevent the death of a pregnant woman or her unborn child if every reasonable effort is made to preserve the life of each?[1]
