Since 2022, Colorado[1] and 10 other states have passed voter initiatives[2] to protect or expand abortion access. Yet, seven of these states[3], including Colorado, require people under the age of 18 to get consent from or notify a parent prior to receiving abortion services.
In January 2025, my colleagues and I published research[4] using in-depth interviews with 33 people ages 15 to 22 in Colorado who considered or...