Standardized forensic exams are a useful tool for sexual-violence investigations—or they would be if police departments ...

Jim Probasco has 30+ years of experience writing for online, print, radio, and television media, including PBS. His expertise includes government programs and policy, retirement planning ...

The bill proposes reversing a section in Iowa law that allows minors to personally consent to get the HPV vaccine without ...

Our discussion is focused on episiotomies, but also provides a useful starting point for addressing the ethics of consent for other procedures during labour, as well as general time-critical medical ...

tablet or mobile phone through the Child Care Subsidy Application. As part of your application, you will need to submit the Declaration and Canada Revenue Agency Consent form. If you have completed ...

This is the third year the legislation has been brought forth by Brown. It failed to pass the Senate during the 2024 legislative session.

In Utah, patients who consent to "hormonal transgender treatment" or surgery on "sex characteristics" while they are minors ...

Informed consent is a central component of health care, ensuring that patients receive appropriate information from their clinician about the risks and benefits of a medical procedure or treatment ...

The bill would require that a person must be 18 to give medical consent unless they are married, divorced, pregnant, ...