A new law will make it easier for college students in Illinois to get reproductive health care. Starting in the 2025 to 2026 school year, all public colleges and universities must give students access to a health care provider who can prescribe birth control and medication for abortion. If a campus has its own pharmacy, that pharmacy must also fill those prescriptions if students ask. This means students will not have to look for outside providers unless they want to.

The law also says that school health websites must explain how students can get this type of care. This is meant to make the process clear and reduce confusion. Support from student groups helped move the measure forward. Lawmakers say this change is designed to meet students where they are and give them more control over their own health. Senator Villanueva believes this bill “will meet students where they are.”
 

The law was signed on Friday and is now in effect.