| The US has the highest teen pregnancy rate in the industrialized world - nearly 850.000 teen pregnancies annually. |
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| New Survey Findings Demonstrate Still Work to Be Done on Compassionate Care (4.14.10) | | Two years following the passage of the Compassionate Care for Rape Victims (CCRV) Act, the Wisconsin Alliance for Women’s Health (WAWH) is sharing the highlight results of a recent follow-up survey of the care provided to rape victims in Wisconsin emergency rooms. The new report demonstrates that while significant progress has been made, many Wisconsin hospitals are still not in compliance with the law.
Link here to view the 2010 CCRV Survey Highlight Report.
Link here to view the Survey Report Press Release. |
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 On March 13, 2008, Wisconsin Act 102 was signed into law requiring all Wisconsin hospital emergency rooms to provide medically accurate oral and written information regarding emergency contraception (EC) to all victims of sexual assault and to dispense EC immediately upon request.
Get the whole story! Learn more about the historical passage of CCRV here. |
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| CCRV - Wisconsin Act 102
- Requires medically and factually accurate oral and written information about the use and effectiveness of emergency contraception (EC) to all female rape victims of reproductive potential who present in the emergency room.
- Requires on-site provision of first dose and all subsequent doses (if applicable) of EC to female victims who choose to take it.
- Requires oral information to all victims of sexual assault regarding options for reporting the crime.
- Requires oral information to all victims of sexual assault regarding options for evidence collection. |
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| Wisconsin CCRV Studies | | 2009-2010 Follow Up Study
In 2010, WAWH conducted a follow-up study to determine the effectiveness of the law, uncover barriers to compliance and provide recommendations for next steps. The results of this study are included in survey highlight report. |
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| Additional Information Regarding CCRV
Approximately 25,000 women in the US become pregnant each year as a result of rape. An estimated 22,000 of these unintended pregnancies—or 88%—could be prevented if rape victims had timely access to emergency contraception (EC).
Pregnancy prevention is considered by the American Medical Association a necessary component of treatment for women who have been sexually assaulted.
EC is a form of birth control that prevents pregnancy when taken within 120 of unprotected intercourse. Several studies have shown that hospitals are not consistently providing EC to rape victims in their emergency departments.
The Compassionate Care for Rape Victims Coalition (CCRV) was formed in 2004 to help improve services to rape victims and to determine whether or not EC was available to rape victims in Wisconsin. |
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