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 directly or indirectly, any person, agency or facility for the performance of any induced abortion, PROVIDED HOWEVER, that the General Assembly, by specific bill, may authorize and appropriate funds to be used for those medical services necessary to prevent the death of either a pregnant woman or her unborn child under circumstances where every reasonable effort is made to preserve the life of each.

Source: Initiated 84: Entire section added, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, L. 85, p. 1792, January 1, 1985.

Editor's note: Although this section was not numbered and did not contain a headnote as it appeared on the ballot, for ease of location it has been numbered as "Section 50", and the headnote which appeared in the original submission by the proponents has been added.

Cross references: For statutory provisions concerning the public funding of abortion under certain circumstances, see § 25.5-4-415.

Editor's note: (1) This article was added in 1876, see L. 1877, p. 46. This article was repealed and reenacted in 1961, resulting in the addition, relocation, or elimination of sections as well as subject matter. For a detailed comparison of this article as it existed prior to and after the repeal and reenactment, see C.R.S. 1963, volume 1, pp. 433-468. For amendments to this article prior to 1961, see the editor's notes following those sections that were relocated.

(2) For the explanation of the effective dates of this article, see L. 63, p. 1048.

Section 1.Vestment of judicial power. The judicial power of the state shall be vested in a supreme court, district courts, a probate court in the city and county of Denver, a juvenile court in the city and county of Denver, county courts, and such other courts or judicial officers with jurisdiction inferior to the supreme court, as the general assembly may, from time to time establish; provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to restrict or diminish the powers of home rule cities and towns granted under article XX, section 6 of this constitution to create municipal and police courts.

Source: L. 61: Entire article R&RE, effective January 12, 1965, see 'L. 63, p. 1048.

Editor's note: (1) This section is similar to § 1 as it existed prior to 1961.

(2) For amendments to that section prior to 1961, see L. 1885, p. 145, and L. 13, p. 678.

Cross references: For the supreme court, see article 2 of title 13; for judicial departments, see article 3 of title 13; for the court of appeals, see article 4 of title 13; for district courts, see article 5 of title 13; for county courts, see article 6 of title 13; for the juvenile court of Denver, see article 8 of title 13; for the probate court of Denver, see article 9 of title 13; for municipal courts, see article 10 of title 13; for distribution of governmental powers, see article Colorado Revised Statutes 2020