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Lawmakers move to require chaperones for ‘sensitive’ appointments in military health system

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Lawmakers move to require chaperones for ‘sensitive’ appointments in military health system
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Following high profile cases of sexual assault involving Army doctors, House lawmakers have proposed that chaperones be required at military hospitals and clinics for sensitive medical exams.Members of the House Armed Services Committee voted unanimously Thursday to include the mandate in their markup of the fiscal 2027 National Defense Authorization Act. Under the provision, a trained third party would have to be present for exams conducted by obstetrician-gynecologists at military treatment fa

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