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Why more states are requiring consent for pelvic exams on unconscious patients

PBS, 12 Feb 2023
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 without their knowledge. Alexandra Fountain, a medical student in Ohio, and Phoebe Friesen, a bioethicist at McGill University, join Lisa Desjardins to discuss.

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