Rape Victim Denied Medical Care in Lebanon

A doctor at Good Samaritan Hospital in Lebanon refused to prescribe emergency contraception to a rape victim. The doctor, a mennonite, refused the medical treatment on religious grounds. She then went to her doctor and received the prescription. When she tried to fill the prescription locally the pharmacy said it didn't have the medication in stock. The rape victim, now thrice defiled, had to travel to Reading for her medication.

It's insane that we force victims of rape to go through unnecessary ordeals such as these after they've already been traumatized by the crime. The laws that allow doctors, hospitals and pharmacies to deny necessary medical treatment to victims of violent crime are immoral. They are nothing but rapist protection laws that result in too many women having to give birth and raise the children of men who rape them. Between this and the laws severely restricting access to abortions this country has become a haven for these violent men.

What if no pharmacy in Reading was also willing to dispense this drug? What if this victim of violent crime had to drive 100 miles? That's very possible in a state like ours. What if she didn't have access to transportation to get to Reading? It isn't like there's any mass transit around these parts. This is an outrage.