Oh, So THAT'S Why

[Alex]

I wouldn't be at all surprised if it is correct (after all, she is on record that rape is not moral justification for abortion) but simply saying it loudly and declaring at the end that "ipso facto it is so" does not make it so.

On this particular issue I still haven't seen (though I haven't looked) whether this was a policy begun during her administration or just continued and defended?

And without getting into the morality of abortion, I do think there is a case that could be made that emergency contraceptive is not an obligation to the state any more than the state will pay for the stitches you get as the result of assault or the new window you need after a burglary. Yes, it sucks a lot but there aren't many situations where the police will cover incurred expenses resulting from being victimized in a crime that aren't directly required for their investigation.

That said, while it might be a consistent policy to not cover it, if the emergency contraceptive were part of standard rape kits, I certainly wouldn't take the dogmatic line on the issue if only for PR/PC reasons.

[Andrew]

People buy homeowners insurance to replace broken windows and health insurance to fix stitches. Maybe some enterprising insurance company could offer "crime insurance" to pay for rape kits.