Administration tries to keep emergency contraception from rape victims

You’re not going to believe this. From The Philadelphia Inquirer (free registration is required to read the whole piece):
The U.S. Department of Justice has issued its first-ever medical guidelines for treating sexual-assault victims – without any mention of emergency contraception, the standard precaution against pregnancy after rape.
WHAT?! Developing a national model for post-sexual assault care means putting forward guidelines that state and local agencies can look to as the standard. Keeping emergency contraception out of the picture is just reprehensible–rape victims need to know ALL of their options.
Thanks to Diane for the link.

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