Public university student health insurance plans cover abortion despite state bans

Published October 4, 2022 12:00am ET



A handful of public universities in states that have restricted abortion following the Supreme Court‘s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization continue to offer abortion in their student health insurance plans.

In the aftermath of the court’s ruling overturning Roe v. Wade and ending federal protections for abortion, the legal landscape on abortion has varied substantially as state-level bans and restrictions have gone into effect or have been tied up in legal proceedings.

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