New York could be the sixth state in the nation to ban non-consensual pelvic exams at hospitals amid outcry that the procedure represents a violation of patients' rights
“It’s a pure violation to find out after the fact that you had individuals examining you for no medical benefit,” Solages said.
Dr. Eli Adashi, a professor of medical science at Brown University’s medical school, described non-consensual pelvic exams as “ethically untenable.” The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American Medical Association and the Association of American Medical Colleges have also condemned the practice.NYU Langone Health uses “employed pelvic trainers” — women who are paid to undergo exams and give feedback to students — as “the primary mode of teaching these exams,” said Dr. David Keefe, a cell biology professor and chairman of obstetrics and gynecology at the health system’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
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