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Senate unanimously passes bill banning nonconsensual pelvic exams during procedures
Utah Senate (2019 Legislature) · March 4, 2019
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Summary
The Utah Senate approved a substitute to SB 188 that requires patient consent for pelvic exams and seeks to prevent nonconsensual exams; sponsors and several senators described the practice as 'horrifying' and the bill passed with near-unanimous support.
The Utah Senate approved first substitute Senate Bill 188 on a wide bipartisan margin and sent it to the House. The substitute was described by sponsor Senator McKay as intended to prevent nonconsensual pelvic exams, requiring patient consent for any pelvic exam…
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