New WI law requires hospitals provide rape victims with morning after pill
Northland News ¦ 14 March 2008 A law in Wisconsin now requires hospitals to provide rape victims emergency contraception if they request it. The bill, which Governor Jim Doyle signed Thursday, requires Wisconsin emergency rooms to give information about the so-called morning-after pill to rape victims and dispense the drug at their request. Doyle says the state will be vigilant in following up with any complaints about hospitals not following the law. The bill, which Governor Jim Doyle signed yesterday, requires Wisconsin emergency rooms to give information about the so-called morning-after pill to rape victims and dispense the drug at their request. Doyle says the state will be vigilant in following up with any complaints about hospitals not following the law.
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