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Sexual assault treatment guidelines.(POLICY & PRACTICE)

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| February 01, 2006 | Schneider, Mary Ellen | COPYRIGHT 2006 International Medical News Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

The U.S. Department of Justice is once again under fire for its 2004 guidelines for the treatment of sexual assault survivors. Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the American Civil Liberties Union criticized the Justice Department for refusing to release certain records related to the development of the guidelines. Reproductive rights groups had previously slammed the national protocol for failing to address the use of emergency contraceptives for sexual assault victims. A coalition of these groups submitted a request for ...

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