Published 2 years ago

Some Missouri hospitals briefly halt emergency contraception

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St. Luke's Health Kansas City says it will resume offering the morning after pill. The Missouri law bans all abortions except in cases of medical emergency. The law doesn't mention birth control, which is sold under the brand name Plan B. Doctors convicted under the law could serve up to 15 years in prison and lose their medical licenses.

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Some Missouri hospitals briefly halt emergency contraception

2 years ago·United States

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MY Northwest

Some Missouri hospitals briefly halt emergency contraception

A large Missouri hospital chain briefly stopped providing emergency contraception amid confusion over whether the state’s abortion ban could put doctors at risk of criminal charges for providing the medication, even for sexual assault victims.

2 years ago·Tacoma, United States

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Some Missouri hospitals briefly halt emergency contraception

A large Missouri hospital chain briefly stopped providing emergency contraception amid confusion over whether the state's abortion ban could put doctors at risk of criminal charges for providing the medication, even for sexual assault victims.St. Luke’s Health Kansas City said in a statement Wednesday that it would resume offering the medication known as the morning after pill, a day after it told The Kansas City Star that its Missouri hospitals…

2 years ago·Miami, United States

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