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The Legal and Ethical Imperative of Explicit Consent in Intimate Medical Procedures

AIHC

and BA The medical setting is expected to be a sanctuary of dignity and autonomy. However, sensitive exams and other intimate tasks conducted without consent can leave patients feeling violated. Informed consent is a cornerstone of ethical medical practice. Written by: Shelby Harriel-Hidlebaugh, M.Ed.

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Confident Learned Intermediaries Defeat Warning Causation

Drug & Device Law

2001) (no causation where medical personnel “had no alternative other than to use the. . . 8, 2019) (no causation where prescriber “testified that none of the additional risk information. . . Smith & Nephew Richards, Inc. , 3d 965, 977 (10th Cir. Abbott Laboratories, Inc. , 3d 1226, 1235 (10th Cir.

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