UPDATE: Gov. Josh Shapiro says he plans to sign the bill into law. A ban on pelvic, prostate and similar exams on unconscious patients who haven’t given permission needs only the signature of Gov.

Medical schools, medical students and state legislatures are grappling with the little-discussed but sometimes common practice of performing pelvic exams for training purposes on unconscious patients ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Under current Missouri law, there is no ...

Alexandra Fountaine, a medical student at Ohio University, poses for a picture in front of the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus on May 11. Fountaine testified before a committee earlier this month ...

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 ...

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri House Wednesday endorsed legislation prohibiting health care providers from performing certain exams on patients who are under anesthesia. On a 157-0 vote, the House ...

In Colorado, when a patient is sedated for surgery, it is legal for medical providers to perform unrelated intimate exams on the unconscious patient’s genitals without their consent. Lawmakers are ...

Pennsylvania lawmakers sent Gov. Josh Shapiro legislation banning pelvic, prostate and similar exams on unconscious patients who haven’t given permission. The state House on Wednesday and Senate on ...

COLUMBUS, OhioCOLUMBUS, Ohio — 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 ...