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Colorado lawmakers unanimously vote to ban intimate exams on unconscious, non-consenting patients
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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. State lawmakers unanimously voted to change that with House Bill 1077. If signed into law, the bill would prohibit medical providers from performing intimate exams on unconscious patients…
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Proposal to ban intimate medical exams on unconscious patients advances in Colorado
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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…
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Colorado aims to ban intimate medical exams on unconscious, non-consenting patients
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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 trying to change that with House Bill 1077. If passed by the state legislature, the bill would prohibit medical providers from performing intimate exams on…
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Colorado legislature unanimously passes bill to add ‘consent’ to sexual assault law
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The Colorado legislature unanimously approved legislation that seeks to modify the state’s sexual assault law by adding the word “consent.” The state Senate passed House Bill 1169 in a final 34-0 vote on Monday, following the state House of Representatives’ unanimous vote last month. The bill will now be sent to Gov. Jared Polis for…
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House unanimously passes bill to add ‘consent’ to Colorado’s sexual assault law
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The state House of Representatives unanimously approved legislation that seeks to modify Colorado’s sexual assault law by adding the word “consent.” The House passed House Bill 1169 on Tuesday with 64 members voting in support and one member, Eaton Republican Rep. Tonya Van Beber, excused. The bill’s next stop is the state Senate. “I’m so thrilled…
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Panel advances bill to add ‘consent’ to Colorado’s sexual assault law
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Kate Burgess said when she was raped in Boulder just over a year ago, she intended to report it to the police but changed her mind after she looked up Colorado’s sexual assault law. “I lost all hope,” said Burgess, a former victim advocate with the Fort Collins Police Department. “The law was confusing, perpetrator…
