California Gov. Jerry Brown should veto a bill that mandates abortion drugs at state university campus health centers, said pro-life advocates, citing both financial and ethical objections.
“California politicians put the interests of the abortion industry ahead of the needs of both students and the colleges and universities with this shortsighted vote today,” Kristan Hawkins, president of Students for Life of America, said Aug. 29.
The bill passed the State Senate on Aug 30 by a 26-13 vote and heads to the governor’s desk. It mandates that all on-campus student health centers at University of California and California State University campuses provide the abortion drugs mifepristone and misoprostol, which work together to cause an abortion.
In its action alert on the bill, the California Catholic Conference said the state “should have no role in encouraging or funding abortions, which take the life of a human being, in our public post-secondary educational institutions – or anywhere, for that matter.” It said the bill “inappropriately requires the state treasurer to accept donations and administer an abortion promotion fund.”
The bill as written claims to avoid taxpayer funding. It would fund startup costs such as equipment and training through the Women’s Foundation of California, Tara Health Foundation and other private donors who have said they will grant up to $200,000 to each campus health center. Donors plan separate $200,000 grants to the two university systems for 24-hour medical advice lines, telemedicine services and billing services.
The health centers must comply by the year 2022.
Critics said the drug abortion process is traumatic and dangerous. College women would have to have an induced miscarriage in their dorm room or shared bathroom facilities.
Full story at Catholic News Agency.
He will sign the bill because he’s a phony catholic.
The CA bishops’ conference will wring their hands but prove again that they are impotent.
Will Jaime Soto have the courage to say that Brown must not present himself to receive Communion?
California and America stop finding new ways to promote the culture of death especially among young students. These abortion drugs are dangerous to both the students that take them and to any potential unborn baby child. Since Roe versus Wade legalized abortion in 1973 close to 60 MILLION unborn baby children have been killed in America alone. Turn to a God of love and mercy before it is too late or face the judgment and wrath of Almighty God. End abortion now! Adoption is the loving option. Repent and convert! Pray America Pray. Pray Pray Pray!
Yes of course pray, pray and pray…..but we must act, act and act too! By act I mean to speak up and call the Governor’s office. It is my understanding that the bill takes a few days to get to his desk and then he has until October 30 to veto (we pray) or sign. The Governor’s phone number is: (916) 445 – 2841.
Look at the success of AB 2943 (A BILL DECLARING ‘GAY’ CONVERSION THERAPY A FRAUDULENT PRACTICE) just got dropped because of all the emails and calls to the bill’s author!!!
So with God all things are possible! Don’t give up.