Proposal to ban intimate medical exams on unconscious patients advances in Colorado
The Colorado state House on Monday advanced legislation that seeks to prohibit intimate medical exams on unconscious patients without their clear c...
The Colorado state House on Monday advanced legislation that seeks to prohibit intimate medical exams on unconscious patients without their clear consent. The measure received unanimous approval in the chamber. If enacted, House Bill 1077 would prohibit medical providers from performing intimate exams on unconscious patients — including pelvic, prostate, breast and rectal exams — without the patient's written consent ahead of time unless in emergency situations. 'Some patients have woken up from sedation to learn that a non-consensual pelvic, prostate, rectal, or breast exam was performed on them to train medical students,' bill cosponsor Rep.