(a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) One (1) of every six (6) women in the United States will be the victim of a sexual assault; (2) Forty-four percent (44%) of the victims of a sexual assault are under eighteen (18) years of age, and eighty percent (80%) of the victims of a sexual assault […]
As used in this subchapter: (1) (A) “Emergency contraception” means a drug approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration that prevents pregnancy after sexual intercourse, including without limitation oral contraceptive pills. (B) “Emergency contraception” does not include RU-486, mifepristone, or any other drug or device that induces a medical abortion; and (2) “Sexual […]
(a) All healthcare facilities that are licensed in this state and provide emergency care to sexual assault survivors shall amend their evidence-collection protocols for the treatment of sexual assault survivors to include informing the survivor in a timely manner of the availability of emergency contraception as a means of pregnancy prophylaxis and educating the sexual […]
