TYT: Rape Victim Denied Emergency Contraception By Doctor

[ihavenobias]

"An Oklahoma emergency room doctor refused to provide emergency contraception to a 24-year-old female rape victim because the medication violated the health provider's personal beliefs, a local CBS News affiliate reports. The hospital also denied the victim a rape kit, noting that it had no appropriate nurse on staff to administer the test...".* Ana Kasparian and John Iadarola discuss on The Young Turks.

*Read more here from Annie-Rose Strasser.

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[southernyankeebelle]

1. If she became pregnant I would sue the doctor for the child's upbringing.

[ihavenobias]

4. It's ok

Conservatives support programs to help pay for the food/education/housing/healthcare for children in these situations.

[southernyankeebelle]

5. Really then why are they trying to dismantle the education and any other benefits that are

going to people who need them now?

[Kalidurga]

2. I would really love to retire to a warmer state....

but, if the warmer states keep doing stuff like this I will just hibernate for the winter in Minnesota.

ETA : What if the doctor was a Jehovah's witness and she needed a blood transfusion: Would it have been ok to deny that?

What about end of life decisions, can a doctor over rule a patients DNR order or a families?

[OKNancy]

3. fortunately she went to Oklahoma City and got what she needed

There is a video of the original news story on this page

http://truth-out.org/news/item/9528-oklahoma-doctor-refuses-to-provide-rape-victim-with-emergency-contraception