Assembly member Stefani, City College Students Mark Law Expanding Abortion Medication Access
City College of San Francisco students played a part in the legislature.
Assembly member Catherine Stefani, City College of San Francisco students and local officials gathered at a press conference at Harry Britt Building Wednesday, Oct. 20, marking the signing of a law that will require California community colleges to offer abortion medication.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2540, the Community College Student Right to Access Act, in September. Starting in 2029, community colleges with student health centers must offer access to abortion medication, providing that funding is available.
City College student Angelica Campos, URGE California board member, said the work continues past the signing.
“A signature is not the finish line,” Campos said at the press conference.
The law builds on Senate Bill 24, a 2019 law that took effect in 2023 and requires the UC and CSU systems to have abortion medication available at their student health centers.
Stefani, who authored the bill, said the work now turns to carrying it out.
“It takes a village,” Stefani said. “We are going to work together and stay together and stay connected to make sure that we implement this in a way that provides benefits that we’ve all been working so hard for.”
Megan Kumar of TEACH, a co-sponsor of the bill, read a statement from the Black Women for Wellness Action Project.
“This victory reflects the power of collective action and what is possible when communities organize, advocates speak out and policy makers listen,” Kumar said.
City College student leader Heather Brandt, District Four Supervisor Alan Wong, and Board of Trustee Vice President Luis Zamora also attended.
