Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. California to Require Public Universities to Offer Abortion Pill VOA News California has become the first state to require public universities to offer abortion pills at campus health centers. California's Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday signed the bill into law, which requires the states' 34 universities to offer abortion medication beginning in 2023. The medication is a first-trimester procedure that involves a woman taking two pills to create an effect similar to a miscarriage. .