Emergency contraception measure becomes law
Hospitals must give rape victims info about drug
By April M. Washington,
Rocky Mountain News
March 16, 2007

A bill requiring hospitals to give rape victims information about emergency contraception - a measure that's been killed four times since 2003 - became law Thursday.

"A lot of people put a lot of effort and energy into this bill," Gov. Bill Ritter said as he signed it.

"It says that if you're a health care provider in the state and you're confronted with a sexual assault victim, you must provide her with information about emergency contraception. We believe this is an important step."

The measure was among four bills signed into law by Ritter. The other three addressed the needs of higher education. the rest