Hospital performs rectal exam by force, patient sues


	Hospital performs rectal exam by force, patient sues

kkcapricorn

1-16-2008 5:37 PM

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hospital, rectal exam, lawsuit

kkcapricorn says:

Something has got to be missing here. Hospitals can't administer tests when the patient refuses, unless he is deemed mentally incompetent to make that decision.
They all seem to be huge as*holes.

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1-16-2008 7:12 PM

neochonetes

surreal!

1-16-2008 8:20 PM

Socratoad

1-17-2008 12:27 AM

BartendingBear

I wonder if Nurse Ratchet was presiding.

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