Veto Override Widens Access to Contraception
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From Times Wire Reports
The state Legislature voted to override the governor’s veto of a measure that would expand access to emergency contraception by requiring hospital emergency room doctors to offer the medication to rape victims.
The measure, which Gov. Mitt Romney vetoed in July, would also make the medication available without a prescription from pharmacies. The bill takes effect in 90 days.
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