Colorado is once again attempting to establish itself as one of the most progressive states in the nation on abortion policy.
A new bill would require most colleges and universities to provide access to abortion pills through student health centers.
The measure, HB 26-1335, requires institutions of higher education to carry and dispense abortion pills on campus through a student health center or an on-site pharmacy, or submit a prescription for abortion pills to an off-site pharmacy.
The language of the bill includes an exception for religious colleges and universities, but the intent of the legislation is clear — to normalize and institutionalize abortion in taxpayer supported education systems.
Colorado law already permits abortion throughout all 40 weeks of pregnancy for any reason whatsoever.
As reported by the Daily Citizen, in November 2024, Colorado voters passed an abortion amendment enshrining abortion access in the state constitution.
Then last April, Colorado lawmakers passed a new law forcing Colorado taxpayers to spend millions of their dollars every year to fund Medicaid abortions against their conscience.
Colorado received national attention when it considered this bill because the pro-abortion speaker of the House gave testimony in support of the measure saying it was cheaper for the state to pay for abortions than pay for a baby to be born.
President of Focus on the Family Jim Daly responded, “To suggest that abortion is acceptable because it saves the state of Colorado money is dystopian and morally objectionable on every level. If we ever hope to attain a more civil society, we must start by respecting human life at all stages of development. Children are not a burden on society – they are a blessing.”
Forcing colleges and universities to provide access to abortion pills is just the next step in the abortion industry’s efforts to indoctrinate young people, normalize a culture of death, and use taxpayer dollars to support big abortion.
On April 27, 2026, the Colorado House of Representatives passed the bill 41-22.
The measure now goes to the state Senate for consideration where it is expected to garner more than enough support to go to the governor’s desk for signature.
If it becomes law, Colorado will become one of only six states (including California, New York, Massachusetts, Delaware and Illinois) to require colleges and universities to provide access to abortion pills.
Abortion pills account for 63% of abortions committed in the United States each year.
In a chemical abortion a pregnant woman takes two medications. The first pill, mifepristone, kills the baby by stopping its development. The second set of pills, misoprostol, causes the mother’s body to expel the dead baby.
A study released last May by the Ethics and Public Policy Center revealed that nearly 11% of women who take the abortion pill experienced serious side effects within 40 days, including sepsis, hemorrhaging, infection and emergency room visits. Those numbers are 22 times higher than the FDA’s current label.
Prolife activists continue to call on the FDA to conduct a comprehensive review of abortion pill safety.
Interestingly, new data shows 70% of Americans support increased oversight for the distribution and consumption of chemical abortion pills like mifepristone.
Some women, after taking the first abortion pill (mifepristone), come to regret their decision.
Thankfully, there is a way to reverse the pill’s effects if prompt action is taken.
To learn more about the abortion pill reversal protocol, visit abortionpillreversal.com or call 1-877-558-0333 to be connected with a medical professional who can guide callers through the process of reversing the pill’s effects.
Additionally, if you’re struggling and need a listening ear, Focus on the Family offers a free, one-time counseling consultation with a licensed or pastoral counselor. To request a counseling consultation, call 1-855-771-HELP (4357) or fill out our Counseling Consultation Request Form.
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