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Abortion pills to be offered at California community college health centers under new law
The measure expands on-campus reproductive care and requires campuses to post abortion medication availability, with costs tied to future state funding.
- Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation on Sunday requiring California community colleges to offer abortion medication through campus health centers by 2029, extending reproductive health coverage to students at these public institutions.
- Senate Bill 24, signed in 2019, previously mandated abortion medication access at University of California and California State University campuses starting in 2023, but excluded community colleges due to capacity constraints.
- Implementation relies on future state Legislature funding, as the law specifies no dollar amount. Colleges may provide medication via licensed onsite staff, telehealth, or a "warm handoff" to offsite providers.
- The law mandates that campuses explicitly post abortion medication availability on their websites to address knowledge gaps among students, according to organizer Faith Chinnapong.
- Student advocates, including Angelica Campos of the Pro-Abortion Student Advisory Board, view this measure as progress toward equitable campus care, though the law will not take effect for two years.
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Abortion pills to be offered at California community college health centers under new law
An abortion-rights activist holds a box of mifepristone pills as demonstrators from both anti-abortion and abortion-rights groups rally outside the Supreme Court in Washington on March 26, 2024.( Amanda Andrade-Rhoades)This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters.Community colleges in California will be required to offer abortion medication through campus health centers starting in 2029, under a law signed by …
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