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Do doctors have to ask before touching you during a physical exam? like looking down your pants or touching your boobs?
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If you are : Going for an exam, the doctor should tell you want he or she plans to do and you have the right to refuse the exam, and the doctor should have a nurse or ma in the room when you are having an a breast and or pelvic exam.
Answered 8/12/2013
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