House Passes Bill Requiring Colleges to Provide Emergency Contraception and Abortion Medication
The House and Senate have passed Senate Bill 301 on party line votes, 24-16-1 in the House and 14-6-1 in the Senate. Sean Matthews joined his fellow Republicans in voting against the bill. Don't let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya, Sean. …
The House and Senate have passed Senate Bill 301 on party line votes, 24-16-1 in the House and 14-6-1 in the Senate. Sean Matthews joined his fellow Republicans in voting against the bill. Don't let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya, Sean. The bill would require colleges and universities in Delaware with student health centers to offer medication for the termination of pregnancy and emergency contraception, starting on July 1, 2025.
The medication and contraception must be provided on-site, but consultation to provide them may be performed by a provider at the student health center or by a provider who is associated with a university-contracted external agency.
Universities that do not have a student health center must provide formation and referral services to students, and their health services website must provide specific information relating to reproductive services.
Universities must also maintain confidentiality of information a student provides relating to a request for a referral.
California, New York, and Massachusetts have similar requirements for certain public colleges and universities.
Senate Bill 301 - Requiring Public Universities to provide medication for the termination of pregnancy and emergency contraception
Currrent Status - Senate Passed 14-6-1. House Passed 24-16-1. Sent to the Governor.
House No Votes - Collins Dukes Gray Hensley Hilovsky Jones-Giltner, Morris Postles Ramone Short Shupe Smith Spiegelman Vanderwende Yearick // Matthews
Senate No Votes - Buckson Hocker Lawson Pettyjohn Richardon Wilson
House Absents or Not Voting - Williams
Senate Absent or Not Voting - McBride
"For many college students, campus health centers become their primary care providers for their four years in school. Students go to them when they are sick, when they need a referral, when they need vaccinations – and they should be able to go to them for reproductive healthcare," said Rep. Cyndie Romer, member of the Health & Human Development Committee.
"Thank you to my colleagues in the General Assembly for working with me to refine this bill and ensuring that it will help to increase access to reproductive healthcare for a critical demographic."
"Raising my two daughters in this post-Dobbs era is nothing short of terrifying, as attacks on our ability to make responsible and informed decisions about our own reproductive health care have intensified dramatically across the country. Yet, Delaware continues to be a beacon of hope in the preservation of our reproductive liberty, due to the dedication of medical professionals, advocates, and lawmakers," said Sen. Kyle Evans Gay, Prime Sponsor of Senate Bill 301.
"Today, with the passage of Senate Bill 300 and 301, the Delaware General Assembly has made it abundantly clear that abortion is healthcare," she said. "With these bills, we are expanding access to safe and reliable medical interventions for thousands of young adults, while protecting unsuspecting Delawareans seeking reproductive healthcare from being misled or misserved by so-called 'crisis pregnancy centers.' I am deeply grateful to my House colleagues for their support, and for sending SB 300 and SB 301 to Governor John Carney for his signature."
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