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By Liam Hibbert<\/p>\n\n\n\n (The Center Square) – Despite growing federal limitations on abortion, Colorado citizens will soon have better access to abortion pills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gov. Jared Polis signed off on a law this week to require universities keep abortion pills on supply at student health centers amid the raging national battle over abortion access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cColorado stands for freedom,\u201d Polis told The Center Square, answering a question by email. \u201cWhile politicians in other states are working to take away options and insert government into personal healthcare decisions, we are doing the opposite. Colorado is leading in protecting freedom, privacy, and expanding access to healthcare \u2013 not taking it away.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Through the Abortion Medication Access on College Campuses law, House Bill 26-1335<\/a>, colleges and universities in Colorado will be required to maintain a supply of abortion medications, except for under a few exceptions including \u201csincerely held religious beliefs or practices.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Colleges or universities with student health centers will be required to provide abortion medication to all enrolled students starting August 2027. Schools with on-site pharmacies or other prescription outlets will keep a stock of abortion medications, and those without will keep the medication at an off-site pharmacy partner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The law also bans universities from sharing personal identifiable information about student patient records if requested by another state, unless required by federal law or a court order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The cross-state data sharing detail comes as some abortion-banning states have attempted to prosecute people for receiving abortion operations in other states. A February 2025 federal ruling<\/a> told Alabama state leaders they could not enforce threats of felonies at women leaving the state for access to abortions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Colorado\u2019s new law also allows universities to back out of the abortion medication requirement if it would “jeopardize an institution\u2019s federal grant participation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGovernor Polis has worked to protect abortion access throughout his Administration,\u201d a spokesperson for the Governor\u2019s Office told The Center Square. The spokesperson named a 2022<\/a> executive order the Governor signed that strengthened abortion access protections in Colorado and his membership in the Reproductive Freedom Alliance since 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While the political and social argument over access to abortions is nothing new to the American public, the issue has gone through a whirlwind of change in recent years. The 2022 Supreme Court decision<\/a> to overturn Roe v. Wade, which made abortion access a constitutional right, has flipped the debate on its head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Today, 13 states have implemented total abortion bans, with 10 more states enforcing shortened abortion access timelines, according to health policy research group the KFF<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n More recently, the battle over abortion medications has taken the national stage as some states where abortion is now banned have argued the pills\u2019 existence has threatened local bans<\/a>, with telehealth and mailed medication expanding access. As of today, a temporary federal court order is in place to allow continued access to abortion medications, despite ongoing legal cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDespite the Trump administration\u2019s attempts to outlaw abortion entirely, Colorado remains a beacon for safe, legal and protected reproductive healthcare,\u201d said bill sponsor Rep. Lorena Garc\u00eda, D-Adams County, in a press release. Garc\u00eda did not immediately respond to questions from The Center Square about the law\u2019s passage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-30.png\")
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