Oklahoma Doctor Refuses To Provide Rape Victim With Emergency Contraception

"An Oklahoma emergency room doctor refused to provide emergency contraception to a 24-year-old female rape victim because the doctor said it went against her personal beliefs.

The hospital was also unable to provide the victim with a rape kit, because they had no appropriate nurse on staff to administer the test.

According to the victim's mother, Rhonda, the doctor at the hospital not only refused to help her, but did not get another doctor to provide them the medication. Emergency contraception's effectiveness diminishes over time, and is most effective when taken immediately. The doctor, however, was shielded from providing the perfectly legal medication because of Oklahoma's "conscience clause":"

rest at http://thinkprogress.org/health/2012/05/31/492878/rape-victim-refused-emergency-contraception-in-oklahoma/