Washington State Bill Would Require Universities to Provide Abortion Pills

“Students should not have to choose between their health and their education”

Posted by Mike LaChance Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 08:00am 2 Comments

This will no doubt be paid for by taxpayers. The left sure has it good.

Washington bill would require universities to provide abortion pills

Washington could soon join a handful of states that require public colleges and universities to offer abortion pills on campus.

Lawmakers in the state House listened to testimonies for and against Senate Bill 5826 during a hearing Thursday, The News Tribune reports.

The bill, sponsored by state Sen. T’wina Nobles, D-Fircrest, would require higher education institutions with a health center to offer abortion pills on campus. Institutions without a health center would be required to provide referrals to abortion facilities.

All public colleges and universities also would be required to create a webpage with information about abortion, prenatal care, and other “reproductive health” services.

If it passes, the legislation would go into effect starting in the 2027-2028 school year.

Speaking at the committee hearing Thursday, Jean Hill of the Washington State Catholic Conference urged lawmakers to consider the “rights of the little person developing inside,” according to the report.

“Rather than promote a right to take life, we would encourage you to ensure pregnant individuals have the same rights to work, attend school and meet their basic needs and succeed as their non-pregnant peers,” Hill said.

In the bill, however, Sen. Nobles described “access to abortion” as “a human right.” The bill seeks to alleviate “travel, financial, and logistical barriers” to abortion for college-age women in the state.

“Students should not have to choose between their health and their education,” Nobles said at the hearing. “Students should be able to go to their campus and thrive.”