Title IX Could Empower Campus Clinics To Defy State Pro-Life Laws

Because Title IX is neutral on abortion, it cannot "require or prohibit" abortion. Under Roe, a woman having an abortion would not be penalized by her school, sport, or job. By neither "requiring nor prohibiting" abortion access in schools, though, Title IX's language creates a "gray zone." If a court deems failure to provide access to abortion as discriminatory, then colleges receiving federal funding could do so for students—despite a pro-life law in that state. Title IX funding, then, could enable colleges to be "abortion sanctuaries" for students and faculty. This could take the form of campus health clinics distributing chemical abortion pills or abortion referrals. Read more...


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