19 years ago, the FDA approved medication abortion. Calif. lawmakers recently passed SB24, which would mandate all public universities in the state provide medication abortion at student health centers. Why hasn't Gov. GavinNewsom signed it into law yet?
medical, nonsurgical abortions on college campuses—commonly referred to as the “abortion pill”—by mandating state schools’ student health clinics provide medication abortion. Once the bill becomes law, a consortium of private donors have stepped forward to cover the full preparation costs for implementation on every public university campus in California. , a program of the California Women’s Foundation that promotes campus activism for reproductive rights.
This widespread show of support from throughout California was particularly powerful in the face of a coalition of anti-choice groups—like Students for Life, Right to Life Kern County and 40 Days For Life—who flew demonstrators in from Washington, Oregon and Nevada. Kavianian, of UC Riverside, echoed this, adding, “We know that students who struggle financially, especially students of color, face the highest obstacles when receiving this care.”
club—of which she was a part—similarly advocated for safe access to medical abortions on campus, using petitions, media appearances, rallies and other forms of activism.
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