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GuamBill No. 24-38 (COR)38th Guam Legislature (2025-2026)legislatureWALLET
AN ACT TO ADD A NEW CHAPTER 98 OF TITLE 10, GUAM CODE ANNOTATED, RELATIVE TO EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION FOR SURVIVORS OF RAPE.
Sponsored By: William A. Parkinson (Democrat)
Signed by Governor
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Hospitals train staff on emergency contraception
Hospitals and satellite emergency departments must keep written policies and train staff who treat sexual assault victims. Training covers giving medically accurate, objective information about emergency contraception and sexually transmitted diseases. The public health director works with the Bureau of Women’s Affairs, the Sexual Assault Response Team, the Guam Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Family Violence, and the Healing Hearts Crisis Center to create clear, culturally competent written materials on these topics. Hospitals and satellite emergency departments must hand out these materials to patients.
Victims' rights law adds contraception access
People covered by Title 8, Section 163.40 now have access to emergency contraception as set out in Chapter 98. This makes that access explicit within Guam’s victims’ services system.
Emergency rooms must offer contraception after rape
Emergency rooms and satellite emergency departments must give female sexual assault victims clear oral and written facts on emergency contraception and STDs. Staff must tell you that you can get emergency contraception at the hospital or at the Healing Hearts Crisis Center. If you ask, the facility must provide it unless a clinician finds a medical reason not to. They do not have to provide it if you are pregnant. If it is pills, they give the first dose there and send you home with the follow-up dose.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
William A. Parkinson
Democrat • legislature
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
legislature vote • 7/31/2025
Floor Vote
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Public Law 38-38 — signed
8/18/2025GovernorCommittee report filed
7/14/2025legislaturePublic hearing held
5/13/2025legislatureFiscal note filed
2/21/2025legislatureReferred to committee
2/21/2025legislatureIntroduced as Bill No. 24-38 (COR)
1/14/2025legislatureTransmitted to Governor
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Bill Text
Introduced
1/14/2025
Committee Report
Enrolled (Public Law)
Transmittal
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