re: #327 MandyManners

Unlike the situation at hand, there is no situation in which a forced vaginal examination is mandated. Rectal exams in the case of concussion are necessary to ascertain possible nerve damage and further trauma.

It doesn’t matter whether the procedure is necessary or not - the issue is whether the procedure in question was refused by the patient. If so, administering it anyway - by force or otherwise - is a gross breach of medical ethics and the law.

So, to make the analogy more exact - you go to the doctor, the doctor suggests that you have an exam, you refuse, and the doctor has you strapped down and performs the exam anyway, against your stated wishes. Is that ever acceptable? (Note that we excluded cases where you’re non-responsive or incompetent earlier.)