Florida cop refuses to let rape victim take emergency contraception on "religious grounds"
Because cruelly forcing a woman to carry her rapists child to term is more empathetic and loving and Christ-like than allowing her to have contraception. In Florida.
Theocracy in a Florida Jail -- The Legal Satyricon
She had already popped her first morning after pill. The second one had to be taken 12 hours later. Since she happened to be in jail, she had to ask her captor for the second pill.
When R.W. asked for her second pill, Hillsborough County Jail “private contractor” Michele Spinelli refused on religious grounds.
Plaintiff remained in jail overnight,and the next morning requested the anti-conception pill from Spinelli explained thatthe doctor atthe Rape Crisis Center had prescribed it to ensure that Plaintiffdid not become pregnant as the resultofthe rape. (Dkt. 16, at 138). In response, “Spinelli told the Plaintiffthat Spinelli would not give herthe pill because it was against her (Spinelli’s) religious beliefs.” (Dkt. 16, at p 39). (Op. at 2)
She did not get pregnant, but she did sue — as she should have.
