No rule protected health students from undergoing vaginal probes for college

As students sue Florida community college they say required them to undergo transvaginal ultrasounds, guidelines only say participation must be voluntary

There are no guidelines barring medical programs from asking students to practice transvaginal ultrasounds on one another, it has emerged, after two unnamed students sued a Florida community college for allegedly forcing them to practice the invasive procedure on one another.

The Joint Review Committee on Diagnostic Medical Sonography guidelines only stipulate that participation should be voluntary, and should not be tied to grades.

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