An informed consent law in Michigan would ensure that patient wellbeing remains the focus of medical practices, even when ...

What legislation supporters call a win for parental rights in Ohio has some worried that children suffering from abuse or ...

A new law raising the age of medical consent in Alabama has become effective, as of Oct. 1. The new law raises the age at ...

One raised the medical age of consent from age 14 to 16, which means parents in Alabama are going to have to give permission ...

A new Alabama law is changing how medical decisions are made for minors, giving parents more authority over their children’s ...

In the wake of the June death of a 7-month-old foster girl in deteriorating health, the Clark County Department of Family Services’ medical consent practices are being reviewed. The agency is required ...

A new Pennsylvania law will require medical facilities to obtain written and verbal consent from patients before performing pelvic, prostate and rectal exams on them while they are unconscious. The ...

Turkish historians have uncovered the oldest-known example of a signed written consent form. Dating back to the 16th Century Ottoman Empire, the discovery suggests the use of these forms — in this ...