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2. R. F. Wilson and A. M. Kreis "#JustAsk: Stop Treating Unconscious Female Patients Like Cadavers "Chicago Tribune November 29 2018. It is important to differentiate between exams performed by students for whom these exams are purely educational and residents and fellows who are qualified as providers and unlikely to perform intimate exams on patients for whom they do not have direct care responsibilities.
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4. J.Valenti “Let’s Say it Plainly: Pelvic Exams without Consent Are Rape ”GEN February 24 2020 https://gen.medium.com/lets-say-it-plainly-pelvic-exams-without-consent-are-rape-fa2429da1756.
5. Educational pelvic exams on anesthetized women: Why consent matters