Brownfield

Brownfield v. Daniel Freeman Marina Hospital

Good Law
1989 Cal. App. LEXIS 157·208 Cal. App. 3d 405·256 Cal. Rptr. 240
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaMarch 2, 1989B032109California2,653 words

Opinion

Opinion

Woods, J.

Appellant Kathleen Brownfield filed an action in which she sought, on behalf of herself and the general public, a declaration that Daniel Freeman Marina Hospital’s failure “to provide information about and access to estrogen pregnancy prophylaxis to rape victims as part of their emergency medical treatment . . . constitutes a failure to provide optimal emergency treatment of rape victims in accordance with the standard of good medical practice in Los Angeles County; . . .” She further sought an injunction ordering Daniel Freeman Marina Hospital (respondent) to “provide rape victims with information and access to estrogen pregnancy prophylaxis, including the morning-after pill,” or, alternatively, ordering respondent to discontinue treatment of rape victims and transport them to the nearest hospital emergency room or other facility which provides “complete emergency medical treatment for rape consistent with the standard of medical practice in Los Angeles County, including information and access to estrogen pregnancy prophylaxis, including the morning-after pill; . . .” Appellant sought no monetary damages.

She appeals from judgment entered pursuant to stipulation after…

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