Access Health Louisiana is organizing a mobile sports physical and immunization drive for the St. Charles Parish Public ...

Our discussion is focused on episiotomies, but also provides a useful starting point for addressing the ethics of consent for other procedures during labour, as well as general time-critical medical ...

18 Strictly speaking, one does not need to obtain consent from a woman for her to have a vaginal delivery. Vaginal delivery itself does not necessarily require any medical intervention. It will occur, ...

The goal of the informed consent process ... please use these templates: Once parental/guardian permission has been obtained, the agreement or assent of the child is required. The child's assent is ...

Investigators found approximately 100 images of child pornography on the former teacher’s computer, Pennsylvania officials said.

A minor’s ability to legally consent on their own to receiving the HPV vaccine would be removed under legislation passed by ...

HARARE, ZIMBABWE — First-time mother Connie Jowa stands with her 3-month-old baby nestled against her back, chatting with other mothers in line. Like many women at this crowded clinic in Harare ...

After dozens of men were convicted of raping a drugged Gisèle Pelicot, lawmakers moved to require that consent be given for ... French law defines rape as any form of sexual penetration committed ...

Abortion has always been a vexatious concern, contentious and much debated about. It is traumatic to the person most ...

When a child takes a 1 milligram dose of melatonin, the hormone quickly enters their bloodstream, signaling to the brain that it’s time for sleep. Melatonin reaches levels in the blood that can be ...

And, importantly, most families referred to child protection are already receiving an array of benefits, including Medicaid, free or reduced-price school lunch and food assistance. But the same ...

That bill would also give parents the right to a second medical opinion in suspected child abuse cases.