Student health centers at colleges must offer abortion pills under Colorado bill

By: Lindsey Toomer

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: April 17, 2026

Words: 1,020

Last Updated: 2 months ago


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Paola Ordonez Sanchez experienced an unintended pregnancy in October during the fall semester of her senior year at Colorado State University.

The logistical, financial and emotional burden she faced while trying to access abortion care would have been significantly reduced if she could have received that care at her school’s student health center, she told the Colorado House Education Committee Thursday.

“Accessing care meant coordinating transportation, missing classes, dealing with long wait times, and …

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