Under new law, public university health clinics will provide abortion pills

Governor Newsom signed SB 24* - a bill previously vetoed by former Gov. Brown - which requires public university student health clinics to provide abortion-inducing medication.

From the Sacramento Bee: The Department of Finance, which reports to Newsom’s office, ... opposed the measure, citing a lack of resources, personnel expertise and private fund dollars that could support such a program of its “size, scope or content.” Committee reports priced the implementation at “hundreds of thousands of dollars.” CSU did not take a position on SB 24, but UC President Janet Napolitano wrote in an Aug. 22 letter that the system was prepared to comply with the proposed law. The abortion pill is considered safe and effective, according to Planned Parenthood. A woman takes two medications within two days, which prompts cramping and bleeding while the uterus expels the pregnancy. The medication is limited to women who are less than 10 weeks pregnant. “It’s a very simple service to offer. It seems like it would be a very feasible thing for clinicians at student health centers to do,” said Daniel Grossman, an abortion provider and UC San Francisco professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences. Grossman said it’s important that student health centers invest in new equipment and train clinic staff on “wrap around services.” He recommended making a 24-hour phone line available for students to call in case they have a question or complaint about their experience...

Full story at https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article235522937.html
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*https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB24