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Last minute administrative rule by Bush administration threatens health access

Wisconsin’s new law that requires hospitals to provide emergency contraception to rape victims may be unenforceable due to an 11th-hour administrative rule released by the Bush administration that allows medical staff to refuse to provide services they find morally objectionable.

“It would in essence nullify our compassionate care law,” confirmed Rea Holmes, executive assistant of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.