'First it's abortion. Next it's contraception,' said RepJayapal.
The Kansas City StarThe newspaper had revealed that Saint Luke's Health System—which operates over a dozen hospitals across Kansas and Missouri—confirmed its short-lived policy late Tuesday"after word of the change began circulating among advocates for sexual assault victims."
"To ensure we adhere to all state and federal laws—and until the law in this area becomes better defined—Saint Luke's will not provide emergency contraception at our Missouri-based locations," Laurel Gifford, a spokesperson for the health system,Gifford explained that while"this care can be provided at our Kansas-based facilities safely, legally, and without putting our clinicians at legal risk, Missouri's abortion law"is ambiguous but may be interpreted as...
Julie Donelon, president and CEO of the Kansas City-based Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault, had told the newspaper that"it's important for survivors to know that if they are concerned that they need emergency contraception as part of their healthcare following a rape, that they should not go to Saint Luke's Missouri.
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