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State

Monday, October 1, 2018

Gov. Jerry Brown vetoes campus abortion bill with UC Berkeley origins

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Brown said in a press release that SB 320 was “not necessary” because outside abortion services are “widely available” off campus and within reasonable distances.
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Op-Eds

Tuesday, October 22, 2019

Medication abortion on campus is a step closer to reproductive justice

Yes, medication abortion will be available at every public university health center in the state by 2023. Yes, I just said abortion. Get used to it.
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State

Thursday, August 30, 2018

Bill mandating California public universities provide abortion access heads to Gov. Brown’s desk

After more than a year of debate over the bill, SB 320, the only hurdle left is the governor’s approval. The bill passed the California State Assembly on Wednesday and went back to the state Senate, where it was passed Thursday morning.
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State

Friday, June 15, 2018

State Senate bill requiring public college abortion services passes Assembly committee

The bill has been sent to the Assembly Committee on Higher Education, where it must be approved before being sent to the Committee on Appropriations and then possibly reaching the Assembly floor for a full vote.
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Sex Issue 2018

Tuesday, February 13, 2018

Meet Berkeley’s sex activists

One of the most common questions Patel receives from students at the clinic is how to access birth control without seeing a clinician.
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State

Wednesday, January 31, 2018

UC Berkeley student-written bill requiring on-campus access to abortion passes state senate

A bill penned by UC Berkeley students was passed by the California Senate Monday, putting the state one step closer to requiring all public universities to offer medical abortion services.
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State

Thursday, January 25, 2018

UC Berkeley students pen state bill requiring on-campus access to abortion services

In spring 2016, campus senior Adiba Khan urged the campus to offer medical abortion services at the Tang Center — now, the same request is being put forth in SB 320, which was introduced February 2017 and read in the California State Senate again Jan. 22.
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Op-Eds

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

California’s public universities should provide abortion pill on campus

Students live on campus, it’s their community. They should be able to get the health care they need without leaving it. Offering medication abortion on campus is an important step forward for student access to reproductive care.
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Sex Issue 2017

Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Private parts, pubic debate: an intro to grooming

Today, there are far safer methods of grooming than hot oil lamps.
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City

Tuesday, August 23, 2016

State Assembly members pass legislation to ban tax on menstrual products

State legislators are one step closer to striking down the sales tax on menstrual products sold across California, after the Senate Appropriations Committee approved Assembly Bill 1561 on Aug. 11.
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