LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- California could become the first state in the country to require public universities to offer abortion services after a bill passed the state senate.
It would still need approval from the Assembly along with the governor's signature.
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Currently, no University of California or Cal State campuses offer abortion services at their health centers: instead they refer students to outside providers.
If the bill becomes law, universities would have to offer non-surgical, medication abortions, which can be done up to 10 weeks into a pregnancy by 2022.
"I firmly believe that all students should be able to decide what to do with their own bodies and when to factor a family into their life," said Sen. Connie Leyva, D-Chino, the bill's author. "After all, women do not lose the constitutional right to end a pregnancy simply because they are a college student."
The bill's sponsors estimate that 10 to 17 women would seek a medication abortion per month on each UC campus, and nine to 15 at each CSU school.
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The services would be paid for by private donors.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.