Just hours after she was raped ... E action Planned Parenthood oops link added

[Omaha Steve]

OOPS The action link: http://www.ppaction.org/campaign/ec_florida2




We can't let one more rape survivor go through what a 21-year-old woman in Tampa Florida, just had to endure.

Please act now by rushing the enclosed petition to your state governor to ensure rape survivors in your state are not denied access to emergency contraception.

Here's what this young woman went through:

Raped as she returned to her car after attending a local parade, she escaped and reported the attack to local police. As she was being interviewed, police discovered she had an outstanding four-year-old warrant for failing to pay a fine related to an incident when she was a juvenile.

Just hours after being raped, she was handcuffed and hauled off to jail. But it gets worse. A jail worker blocked this young woman from taking emergency contraception to prevent pregnancy, stopping her from taking the required second dose for more than 24 hours longer than recommended.

The reason: the jail supervisor doesn't "believe" in emergency contraception.

Will you join me in asking your governor to ensure that women in your state have access to emergency contraception?

This is not the first time a rape survivor has been treated so outrageously. But we need to insist that it should be the last in Florida or anywhere else in the country. Please act right now.

Sincerely,

Cecile Richards
Planned Parenthood Federation of America


Donate: https://secure.ga0.org/02/florida_EC/nF7q4Ts71AfNR?

Tell a friend: http://www.ppaction.org/campaign/ec_florida2/forward/7x3xkd2h6j7iw5?

Learn more: http://www.saveroe.com/blogs/2007/01/30/rape-survivor-jailed-denied-emergency-contraception-act-now

[xchrom]

1. the hateful insanity of these people has to stop.

:grr: :grr:

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

2. Is the state of Florida going to pay her medical bills

if she's pregnant? And will the idiot who "doesn't believe in contraception" adopt the child? They should have to!