The University of California-Berkeley's student government has approved a resolution to install an abortion clinic on campus, drawing criticisms.
Student Senator Aanchal Chugh, who sponsored the Medicated Abortion Services Bill, told CBS SF Bay Area that she has been receiving hate messages since she came up with the proposal.
"[They're] saying it's against God, it's devilish, and the university should go to hell," she said.
Chugh said college-age women have the most abortions.
"We feel that student health is something that the administration has not been focused on. And it's important for students to do well academically," she said.
In the resolution, the Associated Students of the University of California is urging the University Health Services (UHS) "to implement medication abortion services and fulfill the needs and provide quality healthcare services to students seeking medication abortion."
It says, "There is an unmet need of medication abortion" and the UHS has the resources to provide the service.
The resolution added that since the abortion service is not available on campus, students face financial, time and travel constraints that impact their academic performance and mental health.
It described abortion as a "common health-care service" and is "relevant in student life."
"The Associated Students of the University of California recognizes that UC Berkeley students are mostly in the age range of 18-24 and deserve easily accessible legal, safe, medical abortions," the resolution read.
UC-Berkeley said there are medical professionals in the area who can provide abortion services to students.
Student Kylie Cherin is opposing the establishment of an abortion clinic on campus.
"Making it accessible to people kind of screams, 'hey, you can go do whatever you want, and just come here and we'll have it covered,'" she said.
Other students disagreed. "I think students should have something on the campus that they can go to and a safe place," said student Kylie Cherin.
Student government representatives said they plan to meet with university officials to push for the implementation of the proposal.
The resolution said 14,310 among 27,496 undergraduate students in the Fall 2015 are women.
