Student health centers at colleges must offer abortion pills under Colorado bill
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A Colorado bill requires student health centers at colleges to offer abortion pills, aiming to increase student access to abortion care. The bill passed its first hearing and would apply to institutions with student health centers, with exemptions for schools with 'sincerely held' religious beliefs against abortion.
A Colorado bill, House Bill 26-1335, aims to increase access to abortion care for college students by requiring higher education institutions with student health centers to provide medication abortion services on-site. The bill passed its first hearing in the House Education Committee with an 8-5 vote. Institutions with a pharmacy on-site must maintain a stock of abortion medication, while those without a pharmacy must send prescriptions to an off-campus pharmacy or dispense the medication through the health center if properly licensed. Schools with 'sincerely held' religious beliefs against abortion are exempt. The bill's sponsors argue it ensures the constitutional right to abortion care in Colorado, enshrined after voters approved Amendment 79 in 2024. Other states, including California and New York, have similar policies requiring student health centers to provide abortion medication or referrals.
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