Tag: Consent
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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 legislature unanimously passes bill to add ‘consent’ to sexual assault law
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save 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…
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Panel advances bill to add ‘consent’ to Colorado’s sexual assault law
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save 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…