en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape_kitA rape kit, also called sexual assault evidence collection kit, sexual assault forensic evidence (SAFE) kit or Sexual Offense Evidence Collection (SOEC) kit in New York[1] is a set of items used by medical personnel for gathering and preserving physical evidence following a sexual assault which can be used in criminal proceedings. The kit was developed by Louis R. Vitullo and was for years referred to as the Vitullo kit.
Under “evidence collection in the United States”.The hospital provides the victim with any preventive medicine necessary (for tetanus, sexually transmitted diseases, pregnancy, etc.).
Well, you have to understand that fertilization usually takes place a day or two or several after intercourse. The sperm hangs around, waiting for the egg to come down the fallopian tubes. If EC is taken before fertilization happens, the egg will be expelled and there won’t be a pregnancy. However, it will also expell a fertilized egg, and so EC is really only OK in cases where you’re fairly certain the victim hasn’t just recently ovulated. Luckily, the fertile window is mostly before ovulation - once a woman ovulates, the window is about shut. You can get pregnant maybe 24 hours after ovulation, but up to a week *before *ovulation.I hadn’t know that the Church okay’d EC after rape. I was taught that that all abortion is murder and there is absolutely no justification for it under any circumstances and any and all organizations that support it in any way shape or form must not be supportied and all contraceptives were defined as abortifacients, which causes abortions, and therefore cause murder.
It would be a very serious mistake to “boycott” a rape kit. A terrible crime has been committed and it is important that the victim get justice and society be protected from an attacker.Boycotting rape kits? ARE YOU SERIOUS???
This is not accurate. The Church Herself is silent on the specific issue of emergency contraception (“Plan B”) in the case of rape. What is accurate is that some bishops in the USA have decided to acquiesce to civil law and permit Catholic hospitals in their diocese to stock and distribute the drug.First of all, EC after rape is OK’d by the Church.
I would hope a woman would not take this drug as it can kill a fertilized, but not yet implanted, child.Second, it is an option. They can’t obligate a woman to take it. I’m pretty sure there’s a law against that.
Agreed! Rape kits are essential for justice to be done and society protected from dangerous predators. Of course this “emergency contraception” does not apply to the unfortunate male victims of rape.Third, how would they find, charge, and prosecute the rapist??? The point of the kit is to collect DNA and help the women (or men, some survivors are men).
I was unaware that “Plan B” was also an anti-biotic. In doing some quick protection, I cannot find any information that supports this assertion.Fourth, it also offers antibiotics for STI prevention (sadly, not one for HIV or anything yet).
Preventing a fetus from implanting in the womb is inducing an abortion as conception has already taken place.Fifth, birth control doesn’t “cause abortions.” It’s main function is to prevent ovulation and to block semen. It, sadly, may prevent implantation but that’s a side effect. If it were RU-486, then it would cause abortions. It is not.
As I mentioned earlier, I believe that this matter is still under debate and the Church has not yet spoken authoritatively on this subject.Sixth, if you willingly engage in marital sex, you must be open to life. If you are raped, you did not consent to sex, therefore, you are not obligated to be open to life or accept the sex act in any way.
Ah. Okay. Thank you. While I am no medical professional, I would think that the preventative medical measures needed by most victims of rape take on many aspects.rpp, I think she meant that rape kits contain antibiotic therapy in addition to emergency contraception, not that they are contained in the same pills.
Yes. Yes. It is coming back to me now.The Church has not approved Plan B if it will cause an abortion. It is only approved in cases where it would prevent ovulation. If conception has already occurred she may not take it. If it is difficult to tell she may take it as the intent is not to cause an abortion but to prevent conception.
A woman who is raped is allowed to defend herself against conception. Rape is an act of violence not a loving marital act. There for she may use medicines , treatments etc to prevent contraception.
Yes. This is why, in a Catholic hospital, they test for pregnancy and ovulation before administering. If the woman HAS ovulated, then at a Catholic hospital, the plan B should not be administered as conception could have already taken place, but it would be too early to detect pregnancy. If ovulation has NOT occurred, then plan B can be administered to keep her from ovulating, since even if she ovulated a day or two or three after her rape, she could become pregnant. The plan B would not cause an abortion in a case where the woman hasn’t ovulated, it would just suppress ovulation and she would start her period (albeit likely a heavy painful one) and she would have licitly and morally avoided becoming pregnant by her attacker.The Church has not approved Plan B if it will cause an abortion. It is only approved in cases where it would prevent ovulation. If conception has already occurred she may not take it. If it is difficult to tell she may take it as the intent is not to cause an abortion but to prevent conception.
A woman who is raped is allowed to defend herself against conception. Rape is an act of violence not a loving marital act. There for she may use medicines , treatments etc to prevent contraception.
I agree! I would definitely take EC after a rape. I would want to reduce the chance of having to go through a pregnancy and childbirth after such a traumatic event. I don’t think it’s the same thing as having as having sex and then taking the pill to avoid responsibility.Boycotting rape kits? ARE YOU SERIOUS???
First of all, EC after rape is OK’d by the Church.
Second, it is an option. They can’t obligate a woman to take it. I’m pretty sure there’s a law against that.
Third, how would they find, charge, and prosecute the rapist??? The point of the kit is to collect DNA and help the women (or men, some survivors are men).
Fourth, it also offers antibiotics for STI prevention (sadly, not one for HIV or anything yet).
Fifth, birth control doesn’t “cause abortions.” It’s main function is to prevent ovulation and to block semen. It, sadly, may prevent implantation but that’s a side effect. If it were RU-486, then it would cause abortions. It is not.
Sixth, if you willingly engage in marital sex, you must be open to life. If you are raped, you did not consent to sex, therefore, you are not obligated to be open to life or accept the sex act in any way.
Not carte blanche. There are guidelines for it’s proper administration.First of all, EC after rape is OK’d by the Church.
- The first consideration in sexual assault cases should be for the total well-being of the person.
Code:1. Services of a chaplain or other suitable counselor should be made available. 2. The victim should be treated with respect and compassion. 3. No judgment on the victim's responsibility should be stated or implied, by word or by action. 4. Medical interventions are appropriate as long as there is no anticipated effect of an abortifacient. 5. The privacy and dignity of the person must, at all times, be respected.
2. Since the sperm in the case of rape is the result of unjust aggression, steps may be taken to prevent conception and that may include treatment of the victim with medications which prevent ovulation, sperm capacitation, or fertilization.
3. Any medical procedure, the purpose and/or effect of which is abortive, is never permissible. This includes any treatment which has as its purpose or direct effect the removal, destruction or interference with the implantation of a fertilized ovum.
Hygienic procedures, including vaginal douching, are morally permitted since they are not abortifacient in effect.If the urine test is negative, that may be an indication that the LH surge has not been initiated, and a contraceptive intervention would be appropriate.
If the urine test is positive, that would indicate the hormonal shift that leads to ovulation has begun. The use of a contraceptive steroid intervention could be abortifacient and is therefore not permitted, even though there might be no evidence that conception has occurred.