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NEW YORK - Scores of advocacy groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union and Planned Parent-hood, assailed new Justice Department guidelines for treating rape victims Thursday because the detailed procedures make no mention of emergency contraception as an option that could spare some women an unwanted pregnancy.
The result is "a glaring omission in an otherwise thorough document," the groups said in a letter sent to Diane Stuart, the director of the Justice Department's Office on Violence Against Women.See the full content of this document
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Advocates Criticize Rape Treatment Guidelines
Gloria Feldt, the president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, called the omissio...
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