Pregnant and Parenting Student Services
(H.B. 4564)
Sponsor: Rep. Lockwood

Women who become pregnant unexpectedly in college find that accessing resources to carry a pregnancy to term on campus can be quite difficult. Abortion referrals are readily available, but information about resources regarding the needs of having and caring for a child is less accessible. H.B. 4564 is a funding initiative that would provide grants for institutions of higher education to create an on-campus office that provides pregnant and parenting students with information about resources available through the university, the community and the government.

•1/5 of all abortions are performed on college women. Many of these women feel they must choose between their future and their baby. This program will help college women see that they can choose both. This program offers college women a real choice.

•This office will help student parents to stay in school so they can obtain the benefits of a college degree. It will also help them to avoid the emotional and physical complications associated with abortion.

 

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