{"id":212307,"date":"2019-10-11T17:08:16","date_gmt":"2019-10-11T22:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=212307"},"modified":"2019-10-12T14:15:11","modified_gmt":"2019-10-12T19:15:11","slug":"california-public-universities-abortion-pill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/california-public-universities-abortion-pill\/","title":{"rendered":"California now requires public universities to provide the abortion pill"},"content":{"rendered":"
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California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed SB24<\/a> requiring health centers at public universities to offer the abortion pill to students by 2023. All 11 University of California campuses and 23 California State University campuses will be forced to participate.<\/p>\n

Both the University of California and California State University have concerns<\/a> about providing the abortion pill to students, including cost and liability. Pro-lifers have expressed similar concerns. With at least 24 confirmed<\/a>\u00a0abortion pill related deaths of women along with thousands of hospitalizations, giving students the abortion pill to take in their dorm rooms or campus apartments raises serious concerns.<\/p>\n

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“We know that some women will experience severe injury and loss of life,” said<\/a> Students for Life of America (SFLA) President Kristan Hawkins during her testimony regarding the bill before the Senate Education Committee. “There is no educational reason to expose California schools and students to such risk and liability at taxpayer and student expense, especially in light of other, available alternatives.”<\/p>\n

READ:\u00a0\u2018So painful. So much blood\u2019: Women share abortion pill horrors on YouTube<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

SFLA estimates that between 15 and 75 students<\/a> per month will require follow-up surgery when the abortion pill fails as is likely to happen. The pro-life group also warns that pro-life students on campus will have their conscience rights violated as they are forced to subsidize<\/a> the health centers that distribute the abortion pill. The state’s finance committee<\/a> estimates that the cost to students of adding the abortion pill to health centers on campus will be $500<\/a>. The health care workers on campus who oppose abortion may also be forced to participate against their conscience, according to SFLA.<\/p>\n

According to the San Francisco Chronicle<\/a>, health centers at the universities will need to purchase ultrasound machines in order to properly date pregnancies, since the abortion pill should not be taken after 10 weeks gestation. Health center staff must also be able to diagnose conditions that may cause additional complications when the abortion pill is taken, such as ectopic pregnancy. Staff must be trained on administering the abortion pill, and a 24-hour hotline must be set up in case of emergency. Health centers must also gain admitting privileges to local hospitals for students with more serious complications.<\/p>\n