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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 16
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 337
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
SEN. WINFIELD, 10th Dist.
AN ACT PROHIBITING AN UNAUTHORIZED PELVIC EXAM ON A
WOMAN WHO IS UNDER DEEP SEDATION OR ANESTHESIA.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to prohibit anyone from 1
performing a pelvic examination on a woman who has been 2
administered deep sedation or general anesthesia without the woman's 3
prior knowledge of and consent for such examination. 4
Statement of Purpose:
To prevent unauthorized pelvic examinations on woman who have
been administered deep sedation or anesthesia.