Pregnancy Testing Without Consent in the Emergency Department

This Viewpoint reevaluates the importance of patient consent to pregnancy testing in the emergency department in light of new risks following the decision.

Corresponding Author: Alyssa M. Burgart, MD, MA, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Department of Pediatrics (by courtesy), Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics, 300 Pasteur Dr, Ste L237, Stanford, CA 94305-2200 (aburgart@stanford.edu).

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