Update from Tampa
By Christine Cupaiuolo • January 31, 2007
Please note: This entry -- originally posted at Our Bodies, Our Blog -- has not been updated since the publication date listed above.
"It had nothing to do with any religious preference or beliefs," said attorney Jennifer D'Angelo. "I think it might have been a miscommunication. Clearly the poor girl was distraught."
She added that the nurse said only that she would do what she could to help, regardless of her personal beliefs.
Barbara Zdravecky, president of Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida, said, "We are going to look at a campaign to make sure police medical divisions allow for the dispersal of emergency contraception, not the interruption of emergency contraception," she said.
Planned Parenthood has updated its online campaign concerning this fiasco and is directing activist letters to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.
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