What: California’s public universities are required by state law to provide students with medication abortions at student health centers. But state data found that only 365 medication abortions were provided in the first six months of 2023, far fewer than expected given the size of California’s public university student population.
Why it matters: People can’t get what they need if they don’t know it exists!
Source: LAist via CapRadio
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