Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What is informed birth consent? Here's why it's vital. (Getty Images) Consent in the medical field is vital to ensuring a ...

With the recent news about the #MeToo movement and sexual misconduct allegations against Justice Brett Kavanaugh, the term "consent" has become part of the national dialogue. It also can be confusing.

A Tulsa father was recently asked to sign a consent form on behalf of his son, but he said it wasn't clear that he was agreeing to allow a medical student to do a pelvic exam on his infant son while ...