For decades, medical students around the country have been expected to perform pelvic exams on unconscious women--not for the patient's benefit but solely for the student's experience. Sometimes these ...

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 ...

The UW Medical Center has informed patients for decades that residents and students will be part of their care for obstetrical and gynecologic surgery which could include exams under anesthesia, and ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Two Ohio lawmakers have taken aim at doctors’ and medical students’ use of intimate exams on unconsenting patients. House Bill 89, introduced by state Reps. Brett Hillyer ...

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 ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Ashley Weitz reacted with joy Monday to Missouri's new law, which bans pelvic exams on unconscious patients without consent. "I'm thrilled, thrilled for Missouri," Weitz said in an ...

The Pennsylvania state House on Wednesday unanimously approved a bill that would ban pelvic and rectal exams on patients who are under anesthesia and haven’t been told in advance and consented to the ...

When a young woman was admitted to an Arizona hospital for stomach surgery two years ago, she never imagined the scars she’d leave with would be emotional ones. After the anesthesia wore off a ...

PHOENIX — A proposed new law in Arizona would make it illegal to perform pelvic exams on patients who are under anesthesia and can't consent. If Senate Bill 1027 passes, Arizona would join 10 other ...

MOSES LAKE, Wash. - A Samaritan Hospital employee was arrested after he assaulted an unconscious patient during an exam. Mitchell Jones, 37, was performing an examination on an unconscious female ...

The UW Medical Center has informed patients for decades that residents and students will be part of their care for obstetrical and gynecologic surgery which could include exams under anesthesia, and ...