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Article: Emergency contraception bill draws opposition Woman who was raped, Springs teens argue against HB 1212.(News)
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- Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
- Article date:
- February 21, 2006
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Byline: Lynn Bartels, Rocky Mountain News
A Colorado Springs woman who was raped in an orange grove 20 years ago begged lawmakers Monday not to support a bill making it easier for women to get emergency contraception.
Angie Austin cried Monday when she said she didn't get pregnant from her ordeal at the hands of two men but even if she had, "I value life."
"I have no right to become a part of destroying life," the 50-year-old told a House committee.
Austin was among a string of witnesses who testified throughout the afternoon on House Bill 1212, which would allow pharmacists to dispense emergency contraception.
"Emergency ...