LANSING, MI - Invasive pelvic exams on unconscious or anesthetized patients would require prior informed consent, according to a pair of Michigan bills. House Bill 4958, sponsored by State Rep. Pamela ...
Lawyers for the Fairfax County school board will be going to federal court tomorrow to demand vaginal and anal exams of an alleged sexual assault victim, “Kate,” for injuries she says occurred more ...
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FILE - A hospital bed is seen in a COVID-19 unit at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in the Mission Hills section of Los Angeles, Nov. 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Jae C ...
Michigan currently has no state law preventing medical students from performing pelvic exams on anesthetized patients without their consent. Surveys indicate that nonconsensual exams are common for ...
Hospitals must obtain informed consent from patients before allowing physicians to conduct sensitive and invasive examinations, such as pelvic and prostate, particularly if the patients are under ...