Last year, Hannah Shacter learned to perform a procedure known to invoke anxiety among medical students: the infamous pelvic exam. But the third-year medical student may have been among the last batch ...

Here, she explains why the shocking history of the pelvic exam is inherently political – and what all women should know about it. You’re now subscribed to all our newsletters. You can manage ...

Oklahoma's HB 1018 would mandate written consent for pelvic exams on unconscious women, addressing a long-standing issue of ...