DAILYCALLER (Ireland Owens) - California Legislation Could Force Community Colleges To Hand Out Abortion Pills
'abortion is a healthcare issue'
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Dem State Law Requires Schools and Colleges to Hand Out Abortion Drugs.
Public schools and universities in Colorado will be required to provide access to abortion drugs starting August next year.
Colorado schools and universities will be required to provide access to abortion drugs next year, with exemptions for federal funding and religious beliefs. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: - DETAIL: Last week, Democrat Governor of Colorado Jared Polis signed a law mandating public schools and universities to stock and provide access to abortion drugs by August 2027. If an institution lacks a pharmacy from which it can dispense the drugs, they will need to be made available either at a designated student health center or an off-campus pharmacy. Several large universities, including the University of Denver and Metropolitan State University, have already announced their intention to comply with the mandate. Specifically, schools and…Open
NPR (Selena Simmons-Duffin) - Abortion pills "just in case"? Planned Parenthood will offer them in two states
In Washington state and Hawaii, residents can now get mifepristone and misoprostol from Planned Parenthood to keep in their cabinets in case they need to end a pregnancy at a later time.
AXIOS (Maya Goldman) - Abortion pill rulings cause whiplash and confusion
Nationwide access to abortion pills is again in legal limbo, almost two years after the Supreme Court threw out a case challenging mail-order prescribing of the widely used drug mifepristone. Why it matters: A circuit court ruling on Friday that dramatically dialed back access to the drug has caused confusion for pharmacies, telehealth companies and other clinicians, even in states where abortion is legal. - Some providers are stopping their prescriptions, others are switching to different drugs, and patients are left wondering what's coming next. - While the Supreme Court on Monday froze that decision for a week, it could rule as soon as next week that the drug can only be dispensed in person. The big picture: Regardless of what…
NPR (Mara Gordon) - Here's how medication abortion works with just one drug that's still fully available
A federal appeals court ruling restricts telemedicine access to the abortion drug mifepristone for the whole country, at least temporarily. But another drug that remains available is safe and effective at ending early pregnancy.
NPR (Selena Simmons-Duffin) - Over-the-counter medication abortion? These researchers say it would be safe
A paper in JAMA Internal Medicine adds to the growing scientific evidence that medication abortion pills would be safe to sell over-the-counter at the pharmacy. But political opposition means that possibility may not happen anytime soon.
NPR (Selena Simmons-Duffin) - Over-the-counter medication abortion? These researchers say it would be safe
A paper in JAMA Internal Medicine adds to the growing scientific evidence that medication abortion pills would be safe to sell over-the-counter at the pharmacy. But political opposition means that possibility may not happen anytime soon.
NPR (Selena Simmons-Duffin) - Despite state bans and restrictions, the number of abortions in the U.S. holds steady
The Guttmacher Institute has a new analysis on how many abortions happened in 2025.