Many colleges and universities are providing mental health counseling for students who have a hard time coping with the reality that abortion is no longer considered a constitutional right.
In a landmark 6–3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling, effectively handing the question of abortion access back to individual states. This prompted schools to help distraught students soothe their heavy emotions.
“We know that today’s news may trigger difficult feelings,” John Carmichael, president of Evergreen State College in Washington, said in a campus-wide message on June 24. The message included a list of services on the college’s campus, including the police department, a suicide prevention hotline, mental health services, and urgent care clinics….