| Less than 3% of sexually active Catholic women use church approved methods as their primary form of family planning. |
| Advancing women's health by creating an environment in which the public and elected officials confidently support women's health policy. |
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 A Guide to Providing Comprehensive and Compassionate Care to Rape Victims
The CCRV Coalition developed this toolkit to help hospitals comply with 2007 Wisconsin Act 102, which ensures foremost that emergency birth control is accessible to female victims of incest or forcible, marital and/or acquaintance rape in Wisconsin’s emergency rooms. Every emergency room department director in the state was mailed a copy of this toolkit. |
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| Wisconsin’s Compassionate Care for Rape Victims Law requires the following:
- Accurate oral information about use and effectiveness of emergency contraception (EC) all female rape victims of reproductive potential who present in the ER
- Accurate written information about EC to all female victims of reproductive potential
- On-site provision of first dose of EC to female victims who choose to take it
- On-site dispense of all subsequent doses of EC, if applicable
- Oral information to all victims of sexual assault regarding options for reporting the crime
- Oral information to all victims of sexual assault regarding evidence collection options |
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