California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 24, or The College Student Right to Access Act, into law today—mandating that public universities in California provide medication abortion at their student health centers.
Tag: Medication Abortion
California Students Called for Medical Abortion Access on Campus to UC’s Board of Regents
UC student-activists from across the state make their final push to turn SB 24—a bill that would increase access to medical, nonsurgical abortions on college campuses—into law.
Looking for Plan C
The same day that Alabama lawmakers passed the state’s extreme anti-abortion law, traffic to the Plan C website, providing information on self-administered medication abortion, spiked by 1,600 percent.
Aid Access Will Continue Providing Abortion Care—in Defiance of the FDA
On March 8, I received a letter from the FDA ordering my organization, Aid Access, to stop providing telemedical abortion services to women who cannot otherwise access safe abortions. But I will not be deterred.
Alabama Needs a Plan C
It’s go time—to ensure every person in Alabama, and throughout the U.S., understands what abortion pills are and how people are self-managing their bodily autonomy right now, every day, all around the world.
Students Across California Want Abortion Care on Campus—And They’re Not Done Fighting for It
California Governor Jerry Brown last week vetoed a popular measure that would have expanded abortion access for college students. Students and lawmakers across the state were quick to speak out—and continue rising up.
Judge Issues Preliminary Injunction of Arkansas Abortion Pill Restrictions
After two days of expert testimony, U.S. District Judge Kristine Baker issued a preliminary injunction of a law that effectively prevented abortion providers in Arkansas from administering medication abortions.
Meet the California Students Demanding On-Campus Abortion Access
Adiba Khan and Marandah Rain Field-Elliot are part of a student-led revolution demanding an expansion of access to comprehensive reproductive health care at public universities.
Safe and Supported: Inside the DIY Abortion Movement
As abortion becomes harder to access, more and more women are taking matters into their own hands with self-managed abortion—buying abortion pills on the internet and using them without medical supervision.
Student Activists and Lawmakers Want to Bring Medication Abortion to California Campuses
A student government resolution passed two years ago at UC Berkeley inspired legislation that would require public colleges in California to offer medication abortion in campus health centers.