Why more states are requiring consent for pelvic exams on unconscious patients
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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 Fountaine, a medical student in Ohio, and Phoebe Friesen, a bioethicist at McGill University, join Lisa Desjardins to discuss.
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The original was posted on /r/twoxchromosomes by /u/Crazy_by_Design on 2023-09-27 12:11:15.

Yesterday, I learned that most states allow groups of students to perform internal pelvic exams on unconscious women who did not consent.

They go in for surgery, and it happens while they’re sill under anesthesia. They are usually never told.