EC in Mass.
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Massachusetts legislature supports a measure that will make emergency contraception available through pharmacists, as the state Senate and House override Gov. Mitt Romney's veto 37-0 and 139-16, respectively, Sept. 15. The act also will mandate that emergency care facilities "promptly" offer the drug to rape victims along with "medically and factually accurate written information" about emergency contraception. Gov. Romney vetoed the act in July (1"The Tan Sheet," Aug. 8, 2005, In Brief)...