Despite moving testimony in favor of the bill, it was killed on a 4-3 party line vote.
Read the RMN's story here.
From the story:
Chelsea Warne, 17, who was born with spina bifida and uses a wheelchair, said no one, including her mother, had the right to decide if her life had value or if she would be a burden on society.
''If I have no value nestled in my mother's womb how can I have value in a world who sees me as broken, a mistake, and somehow less?'' said Warne, who plans to enter the pre-nursing program at the University of Northern Colorado in the fall. [Emphasis added]
[Update]
ColoradoSenateNews.com has more here.
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