This bill affirms a fundamental principle we apply to almost every other area of the law: that children lack the developmental maturity to make life-altering, irreversible medical decisions. Just as we do not allow minors to get tattoos or purchase alcohol, the 'permanent' should not be decided by the 'temporary' impulsivity of youth.
HB26-1087 would prohibit sex-altering surgical procedures and cross-sex hormones for minors in Colorado, requiring providers to prioritize psychological support and long-term care.
House Health & Human Services — Next hearing 2026-02-20.
The Church teaches that every human life is sacred from conception to natural death — a truth grounded in Genesis 1:27 and reaffirmed in Evangelium Vitae. Any legislation that touches abortion, euthanasia, capital punishment, or assisted suicide must be weighed against this first principle: the human person is never merely instrumental.
Access to basic health care is a matter of human dignity and solidarity: we are one human family, and no member of that family should be left without care because of income, immigration status, or geography (Pacem in Terris §11, Fratelli Tutti §32). Conscience protections for Catholic providers must accompany any expansion of coverage.
The family, founded on marriage between a man and a woman, is the first cell of society and the primary community in which human dignity is nourished (Catechism §2207-2211). Policies affecting parental rights, child welfare, and family formation are read through the family's irreplaceable role in forming persons and transmitting the faith.
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