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Costa Rican legislators remove emergency contraception from sexual-assault care bill

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Costa Rican legislators remove emergency contraception from sexual-assault care bill

Q COSTA RICA — Members of Costa Rica’s Legislative Assembly Commission on Women approved a replacement text that removes emergency contraception from a bill designed to formalize medical and institutional assistance for rape survivors. The amendment was approved on Wednesday, October 21, by six legislators: Kattia Calvo Cruz, Kattia Mora...