Brownfield v. Daniel Freeman Marina Hospital

In Brownfield v. Daniel Freeman Marina Hospital (1989) 208 Cal. App. 3d 405, a hospital failed to provide a rape victim with any information about where she might obtain a "morning after" pill. The court found that the victim could state a malpractice claim against the hospital. "When a rape victim can allege: that a skilled practitioner of good standing would have provided her with information concerning and access to estrogen pregnancy prophylaxis under similar circumstances; that if such information had been provided to her she would have elected such treatment; and that damages have proximately resulted from the failure to provide her with information concerning this treatment option, said rape victim can state a cause of action for damages for medical malpractice." (208 Cal. App. 3d at p. 414.)