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Columbia Cemetery in Boulder is the burial site of Fredricka Baunn, who died in 1871 from a uterine hemorrhage following an abortion. Dr. Mary Solander, who performed the procedure, was convicted of manslaughter and became the first woman imprisoned in the Colorado state penitentiary.
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Colorado’s complicated history with abortion
Abby O'Brien
In 2024, Colorado voters enshrined the right to abortion in the state constitution. A century earlier, a very different story was unfolding — one involving a young woman, a respected female doctor, and a trial that shaped Colorado’s early abortion laws.
Community members participate in the three-mile "Walk to the Polls" event on the Navajo Nation on Oct. 12, 2024.
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Native voters still face barriers to election participation
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Over two hundred runners take off at the Moab 240 on October 11, 2024.
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Exhausted racers unlock new levels of ‘runners high’ during Moab ultramarathon
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