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Kits are project of student government’s Women and Social Justice Caucus

Colorado State University students who are headed home to a pro-life state for the summer may pick up a “reproductive care kit” this week from the student government.

“If your state has limitations on reproductive health, come pick up a free kit with emergency contraceptives, pregnancy tests, and more resources!” the public university’s Survivor Advocacy and Feminist Education Center wrote on Instagram.

The kits are a project of the Associated Students of Colorado State University’s Women and Social Justice Caucus.

In an April resolution, the caucus asked the student government to provide $245 to purchase condoms, pregnancy strips, emergency contraceptives, a pamphlet, and bags to create 250 kits.

“Considering the recent federal administration’s actions and the restriction of reproductive care across America, ASCSU’s Women and Social Justice Caucus aims to create kits with emergency contraceptives, pregnancy tests, and other sexual health items for out of state students,” the resolution states.

“The purpose is to provide care for those who live in states with less access to reproductive care as Colorado,” it states.

Such resources can “aid in keeping our students safe from unwanted pregnancy and STI exposure that directly affect the mental health, academic performance, and overall health of CSU students,” according to the resolution.

Colorado allows abortions for basically any reason through all nine months of pregnancy. However, two of its neighboring states, Idaho and South Dakota, prohibit abortions, and a few others have limits in place to protect unborn babies from abortion in some circumstances.

None ban contraception. However, some forms of emergency contraception may kill unborn babies, The College Fix previously reported.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s website states that some types of emergency contraception “work by changing the lining of the womb (uterus) that may affect attachment (implantation).” This happens after conception when a new human life has already formed.

A number of universities sell emergency contraception to students via vending machines.

In recent years, a few states also have begun to require higher education institutions to provide abortions on campus.

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IMAGE CAPTION AND CREDIT: Colorado State University’s student government advertises free ‘reproductive care kits.’ CSU Survivor Advocacy and Feminist Education Center

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