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 ...

NEWS EIGHT’S TOM LEHMAN EXPLAINS HOW THIS MEASURE PROTECTS PATIENTS UNDER A NEW LAW JUST SIGNED BY GOVERNOR JOSH SHAPIRO. MEDICAL STUDENTS AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS WOULD BE BARRED FROM ...

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 ...

A team of five lawyers for the Fairfax County school board, current and former school district officials, and an alleged sexual assault assailant walked into Courtroom 501 of the U.S. District Court ...

TRENTON, N.J. - Legislation that protects unconscious patients from invasive examinations without prior consent has been signed into law. The New Jersey Assembly of Democrats said in a release Tuesday ...

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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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 ...