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February 7, 2007
Senator says women may fake rape to get EC
Oh dear lord. During a debate on emergency contraception in Colorado, on whether to ensure EC access for rape victims, Republican state Sen. David Schultheis said the darndest thing:
...how doctors "determine that a person actually did incur that sexual assault. Are they going to take the word of that individual? You could see individuals coming in that just wanted to make sure that last night's stand didn't result in a pregnancy and basically say that they had been a sexual assault" to get the contraceptive.
Lovely, huh? Thankfully, Sen. Betty Boyd put Schultheis in his place, telling him to "have more confidence in the integrity of a woman that she's going to be truthful." Sen. Brandon Shaffer followed with, "I think the suggestion that a person is going to feign being raped in order to get emergency contraception is mildly insulting ... more than mildly."
No joke.
Posted by Jessica at February 7, 2007 10:28 AM
Comments
O Dear Lord exactly. The lengths these folks will go to.
Good for Senators Boyd and Schaffer.
Posted by: Melissa at February 9, 2007 12:33 PM
yes, and a letter to the editor in the American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy says access to emergency contraceptives should be limited because it is possible that pedophiles will use it and force minors to take it before raping them, but it's okay because it cites ProLifeBlogs.com as evidence.
Posted by: DrBadger at February 15, 2007 12:13 AM