Consent laws in Texas establish the legal rules governing when an individual can legally agree to certain activities and when ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As students head back to school, Gov. Bill Lee says changes may be needed as a new law he signed this year requires nurses get ...

Failure to obtain informed consent can result in significant consequences Exceptions to informed consent apply only in limited circumstances Elements of valid informed consent include patient capacity ...

The reproductive health nonprofit Right By You contends that Missouri's parental consent law is unconstitutional under Amendment 3, the abortion rights measure passed by voters last year. It's also ...

A pair of lawsuits are asking a federal judge to block a new Texas law that would require app stores to verify users' ages and impose restrictions on those under 18. U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman ...