Medical schools and students are grappling with an unsettling practice: Performing pelvic exams on unconscious, non-consenting patients. Ashley Weitz, who received an unauthorized pelvic exam in 2007, ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A new batch of states is looking to legislate the level of informed consent required for medical students to perform pelvic exams on unconscious patients for educational purposes.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A new batch of states are looking to legislate the level of informed consent when it comes to medical students performing pelvic exams for educational purposes on unconscious ...
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 ...
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Medical students shouldn't be performing pelvic exams patients don't know about | Opinion
When you’re under anesthesia, you shouldn’t have to worry that a medical student will perform a pelvic exam without your consent. But in Michigan, no state law forbids a medical student to perform ...
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