Public university students

Public university students can access abortion care just like anyone else and they also have access at their student health center. The College Student Right to Access Act requires each student health care services clinic on a California State University or University of California campus to offer medication abortion.

Public university student rights

The College Student Right to Access Act gives you certain rights.

Abortion care is a constitutional right in California and part of comprehensive sexual and reproductive health care.
California law recognizes abortion as a basic health service that must be covered by Medi-Cal and by private, managed care insurance plans regulated by the state.
California works to ensure every pregnant person in California who wants to have an abortion can obtain access to that care as easily and as early in pregnancy as possible.
Because medication abortion is both a recognized treatment for the medical condition of pregnancy and a health service every pregnant person in the state has the legal right to choose, public university student health centers make medication abortion as accessible and cost effective for students as possible.

What you should know

Medication abortion is extremely safe, highly effective, and cost effective.
Prescribing medication abortion is no different from prescribing other medications (in person or via telehealth) and any risks are similar to those of taking commonly used prescription and over-the-counter medications.

Get help at your campus

We have step-by-step instructions for students at:

These services were made possible by the College Student Right to Access Act, formerly Senate Bill 24. For more background information on this bill, visit College Student Right to Access Act.