Colorado hospitals have to say if won’t allow tube tying, gender-affirming care

An unknown number of women in Colorado — including an aide to state Rep. Brianna Titone — have learned while in the hospital to give birth that the hospital they chose will not tie their tubes to prevent future pregnancies. 

Older Coloradans and those with terminal illnesses have discovered near the end of their lives that the hospital system they’ve gone to for years does not prescribe aid-in-dying medication. 

And transgender people, about 27% of them according to a national survey, say they were denied medical care in the past year because of their sexual orientation or identity, sometimes after they showed up at an appointment and still had to pay for it. 

Colorado hospitals and clinics that for ethical reasons do not provide certain types of care…