Article: DEBATE OVER PILL LAWMAKER VOWS TO REINTRODUCE BILL TO AID RAPE VICTIMS.(City Desk/Local)

Byline: John J. Sanko

ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS

A state lawmaker says she isn't giving up the fight for a law urging hospitals to give rape victims information about emergency contraception.

Rep. Betty Boyd, D-Lakewood, lost the battle for such a law earlier this year but announced that she plans to introduce the bill again in the 2004 session.

``I think it's a critically important issue,'' Boyd said. ``Women who are raped have enough trauma to deal with as a result of their rape, and also have to deal with the fear of pregnancy, not having information on the strategy that is available to them to prevent pregnancy.''

She stressed ...

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