Emergency Contraception in the Care of Rape Victims by Catholic Health Ministries: A Summary of the Issues & Debate
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Sexual assault is a violent act against human dignity that inflicts incalculable trauma upon the person assaulted. For this reason, Directive no. 36 of the Ethical And Religious Directives for Catholic Healthcare Services, 4th ed., which addresses how Catholic health ministries should respond to victims of rape, begins stating that, "Compassionate and understanding care should be given to a person who is the victim of sexual assault." The trauma of rape is exacerbated for women of reproductive age who might become pregnant as a result of the assault. Directive no. 36 also states that a woman who has been raped should be able to defend herself against a potential conception from sexual assault and specifies the moral parameters for administering hormonal emergency contraception:
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