10 GCA § 98104: Written Information Relative to Emergency Contraception for Sexual Assault Victims.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 10: Health and Safety
- Division 4 - Guam Health Act
- Chapter 98: Emergency Contraception for Survivors of Rape Act
(a) The Director of Public Health and Social Services, in collaboration with the Director of the Bureau of Women’s Affairs, the Guam Sexual Assault Response Team, the Guam Coalition against Sexual Assault and Family Violence and the Healing Hearts Crisis Center, shall develop, prepare, and produce written information relating to emergency contraception for the prevention of pregnancy in sexual assault victims; and sexually transmitted diseases.
(b) The information shall be clearly written and readily comprehensible in a culturally competent manner, as the Director, in collaboration with the Bureau of Women’s Affairs, the Guam Sexual Assault Response Team, the Guam Coalition against Sexual Assault and Family Violence and the Healing Hearts Crisis Center, deems necessary to inform a sexual assault victim. The information shall explain the nature of emergency contraception, the effectiveness of emergency contraception in preventing pregnancy, where emergency contraception can be obtained, and treatment options; and the symptoms and effects of sexually transmitted diseases, and treatment options. The information shall be distributed to all hospital and satellite emergency departments for use in those facilities.
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