The Department of Health and Human Services credits reporting like that of Scripps News Kansas City for the new recommendations.
On Monday, the federal government issued new recommendations that require hospitals to get consent before conducting intimate exams on patients, especially those under anesthesia.
Advocates say this should have been in place all along, but are nonetheless calling this move a victory. That experience lead to advocacy work, and Weitz testified in multiple state legislatures, including Kansas and Missouri, to help pass laws requiring consent.
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