---
title: "Colorado Catholic Conference neutral stance on personhood amendments (2008, 2010, 2014)"
description: "Religious-body statement from Colorado Catholic Conference, 2008–2014, to Colorado Catholics / press. Composite 2/12 — explicit opposition to a tenet. “maintained a neutral stance”"
type: "letter"
letter_id: "PL-2008-003"
date: "2008-2014"
letter_type: "Religious-body statement"
lead_org: "Colorado Catholic Conference"
recipient: "Colorado Catholics / press"
topic: "Personhood amendments"
shortfall_type: "explicit_opposition_to_tenet"
composite: 2
verification: "secondary"
signature_rows: 1
primary_url: "https://www.ncregister.com/"
source_url: "https://www.abhortion.org/letters/pl-2008-003.html"
---

# Colorado Catholic Conference neutral stance on personhood amendments (2008, 2010, 2014)

**Religious-body statement** · 2008–2014 · Explicit opposition to a tenet · composite 2 / 12 · Secondary coverage only

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Letter ID | PL-2008-003 (formerly L20) |
| Date | 2008–2014 |
| Lead organization | [Colorado Catholic Conference](../letters/orgs/o482.md) |
| Recipient | Colorado Catholics / press |
| Topic | Personhood amendments |
| Type | Religious-body statement |
| Verification | Secondary coverage only |
| Signature rows | 1 |
| Completeness | Single organization |

## Key language

> “maintained a neutral stance” — Colorado Catholic Conference, 2008–2014

## Scorecard

Composite **2 of 12** — explicit opposition to a tenet. Each dimension is scored 0 (none), 1 (implied) or 2 (explicit); the rationale is the editor's one-line reason for every non-zero score. D2 and D4 are the fault line the abolitionist critique cares most about.

| Dimension | Score | Meaning at this score | Rationale |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| D1 Exceptions | 0 | None | — |
| D2 Immunity for the mother (fault line) | 0 | None | — |
| D3 Incrementalism | 0 | None | — |
| D4 Opposition to abolition or equal-protection bills (fault line) | 1 | Implied, or support withheld | Declined to support equal-protection measure. |
| D5 Framing | 1 | Implied | Prudential/political framing. |
| D6 Secular framing | 0 | Explicitly Gospel-centred or biblical | — |

## Spokesperson

1 signature row · **Single organization.** A single-organization record; the spokesperson row is illustrative, not a signature block.

| # | Name as printed | Title as printed | Organization as printed |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | — | — | [Colorado Catholic Conference](../letters/orgs/o482.md) |

## Organizations on this letter

1 distinct organization, after normalizing renamed and affiliated entities.

- [Colorado Catholic Conference](../letters/orgs/o482.md) — Religious body, CO

## Sources

- [ncregister.com](https://www.ncregister.com/) — Secondary coverage only (https://www.ncregister.com/)
- [rewirenewsgroup.com](https://rewirenewsgroup.com/) — secondary (https://rewirenewsgroup.com/)

## Notes

Primary statement not yet located.

## Editorial note

The rubric records distance from the standard published by Abolitionists Rising, not a moral verdict; every organization scored here regards itself as pro-life. This record is verified from secondary coverage only: the primary text has not yet been located, and its scores rest on language quoted in press coverage. Scores are judgment calls applied consistently by the published rubric.