Here's the DU thread for those that missed it. Joe Lieberman said that rape victims can find another hospital if they are denied emergency contraception. These are his exact comments:

Lieberman said he believes hospitals that refuse to give contraceptives to rape victims for "principled reasons" shouldn't be forced to do so.

"In Connecticut, it shouldn't take more than a short ride to get to another hospital," he said.

We're talking about someone who has been RAPED, the last thing she needs to be shuttled around trying to find a hospital that will give her a legal medication to which she is entitled. These comments by Joe are so freakin' heartless. The National Organization for Women endorsed Lamont yesterday due to this.

“This endorsement means a great deal to me,” said Lamont. “Public officials need to understand the need to defend complete reproductive freedom. Anything less is a huge step back for women and simply not acceptable.”

At the press conference, NOW displayed maps depicting the “short car ride to another hospital” mentioned by Senator Joseph Lieberman as he explained his support for the right of hospitals to refuse to provide emergency contraception to rape victims. “Lieberman said he believes hospitals that refuse to give contraceptives to rape victims for ‘principled reasons’ should not be forced to do so. ‘In Connecticut, it shouldn’t take more than a short care ride to get to another hospital,’ Lieberman told the New Haven register (3/13/06).

That comment for Joe put me over the edge and I decided to contribute to his primary opponent. Won't you join me?

http://nedlamont.com/