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The Fundamental Right to Life.
No hospital should have the power to decide that a child isn’t worth saving. Yet, parents across the country are being stripped of their rights as doctors make life-or-death decisions without their consent.
HB25-1256 protects families by ensuring no Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order can be placed on a minor without parental knowledge and consent.
This is more than a bill—it’s a fight for life. No parent should lose a child because a hospital made the decision for them.
Stand for life. Support HB25-1256.
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FACT SHEET: HB25-1256 –
Life-Sustaining Treatment Minors Parent Rights (Simon's Law)
WHAT IS HB25-1256 (SIMON’S LAW)?
HB25-1256 is a parental rights and medical transparency bill that prevents hospitals from placing a Do-Not-Resuscitate (DNR) order on a minor without written parental consent. It also guarantees that parents have the right to seek second opinions and transfer their child to another facility without obstruction.
This bill ensures that NO hospital or doctor can decide a child’s fate behind closed doors.
WHY WE NEED THIS BILL – THE LIFE-AND-DEATH REALITY
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Hospitals have placed DNR orders on children WITHOUT parental knowledge.
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Parents have been denied the right to transfer their child to another facility that was willing to provide care.
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Medical bureaucrats have made life-ending decisions without the consent of the very people who love and fight for these children the most—their parents.
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A child's life should NEVER be discarded because a hospital deems them unworthy of care.
If a parent is willing to fight for their child’s life, the system should not stand in their way!
THE STORY BEHIND SIMON’S LAW
This bill is named after Simon Crosier, a baby boy with Trisomy 18, whose hospital secretly placed a DNR order in his file without his parents’ knowledge or consent. His parents only learned about it when it was too late. Simon was denied the chance to fight for his life.
Simon’s story is NOT an isolated case. If this can happen to one child, it can happen to ANY child.
KEY PROTECTIONS IN HB25-1256
✅ PARENTAL CONSENT REQUIRED for any DNR order placed on a minor.
✅ TRANSPARENCY – Parents can request a hospital’s resuscitation policies upfront.
✅ THE RIGHT TO A SECOND OPINION – No more hospitals standing in the way of parents seeking alternative care.
✅ TRANSFER PROTECTION – Parents must have the right to move their child to another facility willing to provide treatment.
WHY YOU NEED TO SHOW UP – TUESDAY, MARCH 4TH
🚨 LIVES ARE ON THE LINE.
If we don’t speak up, hospitals will continue making unilateral, life-ending decisions for children.
🚨 PARENTS DESERVE RIGHTS.
This bill ensures no parent is kept in the dark about critical medical decisions.
🚨 THE MEDICAL SYSTEM SHOULD NOT PLAY GOD.
Every child deserves a fighting chance when their parents are willing to fight for them.
The opposition will be there—we need to outnumber them and make it clear that Colorado parents will not stand for medical overreach.
💥 YOUR VOICE COULD HELP SAVE LIVES. Show up. Speak out. Fight for parental rights.
📍 WHEN: Tuesday, March 4th
📍 WHERE: Colorado State Capitol – Health & Human Services Committee
📍 TIME: TBD (Be prepared to spend the day—this is worth it!)
📍 Virtually or In Person options for Public Comment!
Bring your family, your friends, and your voice. We MUST make our voices heard.
Sponsor: Bradley
Date & Time: 3/04/2025 upon adjournment
📧 Email the Health & Human Services Committee – Tell them to vote YES on HB25-1256!
Kyle Brown - kyle.brown.house@coleg.gov
Sheila Lieder - sheila.lieder.house@coleg.gov
Mary Bradfield - mary.bradfield.house@coleg.gov
Regina English - regina.english.house@coleg.gov
Lisa Feret - lisa.feret.house@coleg.gov
Lori Garcia Sander - lori garciasander.house@coleg.gov
Lindsay Gilchrist - Lindsay.Gilchrist.house@coleg.gov
Eliza Hamrick - eliza.hamrick.house@coleg.gov
Dusty Johnson - Dusty.Johnson.house@coleg.gov
Karen McCormick - karen.mccormick.house@coleg.gov