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Alisha was raped her sophomore year of college by one of her best guy friends. As soon as Alisha was able, she ran to her friends’ room for help and had the safety service transport her to the student clinic. She stayed there overnight and was given a complete gynecological exam the next morning. It was then that she began to fully comprehend what had happened. Her first concern was of pregnancy.
The thought of becoming pregnant mortified Alisha so much she began sobbing and called for a nurse. When she told the nurse what was wrong, the nurse immediately brought her the "morning-after pill" (emergency contraception). Alisha had never been so relieved in her entire life.
As a self-described "fairly devout Catholic," Alisha felt that having to decide between bringing a baby to term or having an abortion would have been too much to handle. As soon as she was informed about the morning-after pill and given it, she felt relief. She did not have to worry about a potential pregnancy and could focus on her own well-being. The thought of dealing with date rape and pregnancy at the same time was so incomprehensible that Alisha could not even begin to imagine how awful it must be for women who have to deal with both. Alisha believes that "Educating women about all the options in situations of sexual assault should not just be a good thing to do, but the only thing to do."
--Maryland
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