Think

Submitted by Christen (United States), Jan 24, 2009 at 15:11

Has it ever occurred to you that women are more comfortable with other women when relating to their most intimate problems? I know at least 100 women personally who are non-religious and refuse to see a male gynecologist because they just aren't comfortable with them. It is freedom of choice according to medical ethics.

I do agree if you are a Muslim practicing medicine it is not acceptable to refuse a patient especially in an emergency due to their sex. I think this will be a minority in the Muslim community because I know plenty of Doctors including my husband who look at a patients needs before everything else. If a person is dying, man or woman, he will do his best.

Also it is not Haram, or forbidden in the case of Medicine or Medical Emergency to see a doctor of the opposite sex. If their is a choice between a less qualified female and a more qualified male for a life-saving operation you can bet I'll go with the male and I am a Muslim woman! It is permitted and practical in true Islam. So please get educated before you go plastering these ridiculous cases as main stream.

Note: Opinions expressed in comments are those of the authors alone and not necessarily those of Daniel Pipes. Original writing only, please. Comments are screened and in some cases edited before posting. Reasoned disagreement is welcome but not comments that are scurrilous, off-topic, commercial, disparaging religions, or otherwise inappropriate. For complete regulations, see the "Guidelines for Reader Comments".