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Author Topic: Only half of Missouri hospitals counsel rape victims about emergency contracepti  (Read 2913 times)

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Only half of Missouri hospitals counsel rape victims about emergency contracepti
« on: April 05, 2010, 05:46:14 pm »
Only half of Missouri hospitals counsel rape victims about emergency contraception (aka the "morning-after" pill) or have it on-hand, according to a survey by NARAL Pro-Choice Missouri.

http://interact.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-platform/published-editorials/2010/04/emergency-contraceptives-should-be-available-to-all-rape-victims/
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Re: Only half of Missouri hospitals counsel rape victims about emergency contracepti
« Reply #1 on: April 06, 2010, 10:47:14 am »
See this is a tricky one, don't know what the laws are like over there but basically ethically healthcare workers should work to facilitate the patient's choices not try to make decisions for them, but at the same time they can't be required to do something they find morally wrong.
For myself, I think you should do what the patient wants in basically any situation, they are the ones that have to live with it.
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Re: Only half of Missouri hospitals counsel rape victims about emergency contracepti
« Reply #2 on: April 07, 2010, 01:45:35 am »
Quote from: linear on April 05, 2010, 05:46:14 pm
rape victims

There should be no argument here. If your beliefs are against supplying emergency contraception to victims of sexual assault, you have no business being in the medical field.
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Re: Only half of Missouri hospitals counsel rape victims about emergency contracepti
« Reply #3 on: April 07, 2010, 02:28:01 am »
also, people do not understand what emergency contraception does.
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Re: Only half of Missouri hospitals counsel rape victims about emergency contracepti
« Reply #4 on: April 10, 2010, 11:48:40 am »
Quote from: lprkn on April 07, 2010, 01:45:35 am
There should be no argument here. If your beliefs are against supplying emergency contraception to victims of sexual assault, you have no business being in the medical field.

This.
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Re: Only half of Missouri hospitals counsel rape victims about emergency contracepti
« Reply #5 on: April 11, 2010, 04:28:57 am »
Quote from: schnitzelbank on April 10, 2010, 11:48:40 am
This.

I don't understand the meaning of this one word statement.  But then again I'm slow.

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Re: Only half of Missouri hospitals counsel rape victims about emergency contracepti
« Reply #6 on: April 12, 2010, 11:31:22 pm »
It's a wordier version of QFT.
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Re: Only half of Missouri hospitals counsel rape victims about emergency contracepti
« Reply #7 on: April 13, 2010, 05:39:53 am »
oh...  I see now.  I get it.  Huh.  Ok, carry on.
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