It's a good thing that the Saudis have no say about medical practices in the U.S. or else more women would have to perform autopsies. They would even require that all women be attended by female doctors and not males in the U.S.
Saudi bans male doctors from checking dead women
Decision followed demand by the Kingdoms top Islamic scholar
By
Staff
Published Tuesday, December 03, 2013
Saudi Arabia has told its hospitals to prevent male doctors from checking dead women following a demand by the Gulf Kingdoms top Islamic scholar.
Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al Shaikh, Saudi Arabias grand Mufti, sent a letter to the health ministry asking it to ensure male doctors at all hospitals in the country of 29 million people will not be allowed to check dead women either in medical or criminal cases.
The Mufti made clear that the body of a woman whether alive or dead must be respected and should not be seen by males, Arar newspaper said.
It quoted health ministry undersecretary Abdul Aziz Al Humaidi as saying the ministry had sent a circular to all hospitals upon receiving the Muftis letter. We have asked all hospitals and medical centres in the Kingdom to ensure that dead women would be checked only by female doctors, he said.
Saudi bans male doctors from checking dead women - Emirates 24/7
Saudi bans male doctors from checking dead women
Decision followed demand by the Kingdoms top Islamic scholar
By
Staff
Published Tuesday, December 03, 2013
Saudi Arabia has told its hospitals to prevent male doctors from checking dead women following a demand by the Gulf Kingdoms top Islamic scholar.
Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al Shaikh, Saudi Arabias grand Mufti, sent a letter to the health ministry asking it to ensure male doctors at all hospitals in the country of 29 million people will not be allowed to check dead women either in medical or criminal cases.
The Mufti made clear that the body of a woman whether alive or dead must be respected and should not be seen by males, Arar newspaper said.
It quoted health ministry undersecretary Abdul Aziz Al Humaidi as saying the ministry had sent a circular to all hospitals upon receiving the Muftis letter. We have asked all hospitals and medical centres in the Kingdom to ensure that dead women would be checked only by female doctors, he said.
Saudi bans male doctors from checking dead women - Emirates 24/7