U.S. Congress - S.1240 Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act of 2007
S.1240 - Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act of 2007
A bill to provide for the provision by hospitals receiving Federal funds through the Medicare program or Medicaid program of emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault. view all titles (2)
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- Official: A bill to provide for the provision by hospitals receiving Federal funds through the Medicare program or Medicaid program of emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault. as introduced.
- Short: Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act of 2007 as introduced.
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4/26/2007--Introduced.Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act of 2007 - Prohibits any federal funds from being provided to a hospital under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act or to a state, with respect to hospital services, under title XIX (Medicaid) of such Act,Official Summary
4/26/2007--Introduced.Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act of 2007 - Prohibits any federal funds from being provided to a hospital under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act or to a state, with respect to hospital services, under title XIX (Medicaid) of such Act, unless the hospital meets certain conditions related to a woman who is a victim of sexual assault, including that the hospital:
(1) provides the woman with accurate and unbiased information about emergency contraception;
(2) offers emergency contraception to the woman;
(3) provides the woman such contraception at the hospital on her request;
(4) provides the woman with risk assessment, counseling, and treatment for certain sexually transmitted infections; and
(5) does not deny any such services because of the inability of the woman or her family to pay.
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Das Bundesverfassungsgericht
Haritz/Slabon, GmbHR 1998, S. 1159; Jebens, DB 2005, S. 1240 ; Patt, in: Herrmann/Heuer/Raupach, § 18 UmwStG Rn. R 2 und R 23; Rose, DB 2001, S. 1635 ; ders., StuW 2002, S. 276 und FR 2005, S. 1; ...
Das Bundesverfassungsgericht
Haritz/Slabon, GmbHR 1998, S. 1159; Jebens, DB 2005, S. 1240 ; Patt, in: Herrmann/Heuer/Raupach, § 18 UmwStG Rn. R 2 und R 23; Rose, DB 2001, S. 1635 ; ders., StuW 2002, S. 276 und FR 2005, S. 1; ...
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During this 110th Congress, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) introduced the Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies (CARE) Act (S. 1240) to ensure survivors of rape and incest have access to, and information about, ...
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