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Legislature advances bill to codify access to emergency contraception for sexual‑assault survivors
Summary
Bill 24‑38 COR would require health care facilities to inform sexual‑assault survivors about emergency contraception and make it available upon request; sponsor and health‑care witnesses said the measure codifies existing clinical practice and is not an abortion policy.
Senators placed Bill 24‑38 COR, which would codify the right of sexual‑assault survivors to be informed about and offered emergency contraception, on the third‑reading calendar after floor discussion and committee markup.
Sponsor Senator Parkinson said the bill does not create new medical procedures but protects and standardizes existing clinical practice. “This is not an abortion drug,” Parkinson said on the floor, adding the bill defines emergency contraception as FDA‑approved…
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