ASI Participates in Abortion Discussion

The House Senators are currently opposing a bill form the House of representatives that would inevitably deny funding to organizations such as Planned Parenthood, since they provide free abortions. The issue remains important since CSULB students, as well as all other campuses, do in fact benefit form the free services offered to them at Planned Parenthood. This involves referring to abortions, health screenings, or contraceptives. The debate intensifies when lines are drawn stating the Planned Parenthood does not use their federal funding on abortions. Therefore, why terminate a program for a reason that they are not part of?

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Although, the campus ASI is being questioned with why their involvement is even relevant. Either way, it is still understood that students are in fact directly affected by any cuts made to free services offered to them, regardless if it is on or off campus. The Daily 49er states, “Although ASI remains neutral on abortion, the sponsors of the bill argued that students on campus benefit from the services Planned Parenthood provides.”