STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1500

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

 

RE:   H.C.R. No. 121

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 121 entitled:

 

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING ALL HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOMS IN THE STATE TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION ON DEMAND TO VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT OR RAPE,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to work to ensure that rape victims and victims of sexual assault receive the fullest and best care available according to the standards set by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and other professional medical groups by urging all hospital emergency rooms in the state to adhere to the accepted standard of care for victims of rape and sexual assault, including the administration of emergency contraception.

 

     The Sex Abuse Treatment Center, Planned Parenthood of Hawaii, Community Alliance on Prisons, Hawaii Women's Political Caucus, Hawaii State Democratic Women's Caucus, Filipinos for Affirmative Action, Filipino American Citizens League, Nursing Advocates an Mentors, Inc., Healthy Mothers Health Babies Coalition of Hawaii, and several concerned individuals supported this concurrent resolution.  The Hawaii Medical Center and several concerned individuals opposed this measure.


 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 121 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health,

 

 

 

 

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair