Federal funding tied to abortion ban at college health clinics
S. 207 — Protecting Life on College Campus Act of 2025 · Filed by Steve Daines (R-MT) · 12 cosponsors · Introduced Jan 23, 2025 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill prohibits federal funding to colleges and universities that operate or affiliate with on-campus health clinics providing abortion services or abortion-inducing drugs to students or employees. Institutions must certify annually that no affiliated clinic provides these services, and the bill preempts state laws that would penalize colleges for complying with this federal restriction.
Why we flagged it
The bill's core mechanism is a federal funding condition that restricts access to abortion services at college health clinics. While framed as a protection measure, its functional effect is to eliminate a category of healthcare from federally funded institutions.
What the text implies
- Colleges may respond by closing campus health clinics entirely rather than lose federal funding, eliminating access to all primary care and family planning services for students, not just abortion-related care.
- The definition of 'abortion drug' is extremely broad—covering any substance 'intended for use' to terminate pregnancy 'irrespective of how the product is labeled'—which may capture medications like mifepristone and misoprostol but could create ambiguity around other drugs with multiple uses.
The full analysis lists 4 implications of this text.
Who it affects
Students and employees at federally funded colleges lose access to a category of reproductive health services previously available through campus clinics, while colleges face a choice between losing federal funding or eliminating these services. The bill restricts healthcare options for a specific population without expanding alternatives.