Shuttered “later term” Colorado Abortion Facility Set to “rise” Again
This article was originally written for Pregnancy Help News on 7/8/2025 and is reprinted here with permission. Pro-life people rejoiced when Dr. Warren Hern retired in January of this year and then closed his Boulder, Colo., abortion clinic in April. Hern performed late-term abortions in his infamous Boulder clinic for over 50 years. He saw over 45,000 abortion clients and an estimated 40,000 of those were abortions on second and third trimester babies. Because abortion has no gestational limits in Colorado, the state has become a destination for late-term abortions. Hern’s clinic was one of five in the country that performed abortions throughout all trimesters. There were 137 abortion performed at 28 weeks or later in Colorado in 2023 — well into the time when a baby could live outside the womb with medical help and attention. But in Hern’s absence, his employees are carrying the torch of late-term abortion onward. “Determined to continue their mission, the employees are now forming a new clinic in Boulder called the RISE Collective, which stands for Reproductive Health, Inclusive Care, Support and…
