Posted on 09/05/2006 12:25:27 PM PDT by John Jorsett
Two hospitals in northwestern England will be offering head-to-toe gowns for Muslim women who request them, officials said Tuesday.
The burqa-style blue gown will be available from Nov. 1 for patients served by the Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The trust operates two hospitals, the Royal Preston, and the Chorley and South Ribble.
"I noticed a gap in the market and thought that it would be great if there was a gown that helped to preserve a patient's modesty," said Karen Jacob, linen services manager for the trust, who designed the product.
Jacob said the gown could be adapted to show a user's whole face, or to expose only a strip across the eyeline.
The hospitals are believed to be the first in Britain to offer the full-cover gown.
Does it come with a built in suicide belt?
Plenty of room to hide those explosives. (Did I just type that? How insensitive!)
What extraordinary BS.
Imagine a complementary concession occurring for Christians in Saudi Arabia.
Dhimmi arseholes.
Hey,no problem...as long as they feature a cartoon depiction of the "prophet",You know,the one where he's got a stick of dynamite in his turban.
And in order that they should not inadvertently glimpse uncovered female flesh, male surgeons are required to wear a blindfold when operating on Muslim female patients.
I'm all for it if they soak the gowns in cyanide before they give them to muzzies! (just a little sarcasm)
LLS
I've had freepers tell me that Britain has done nothing to help these Moooslims assimilate into their culture. But it looks like to me that British officials are bending over backwards, which I believe is a huge mistake for which they will pay dearly.
They all need to be tie died.
Friggin' cowards. The Union Jack is going to be the flag of a Muzzie Nation.
"Imagine a complementary concession occurring for Christians in Saudi Arabia.
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What concession would be needed?
Just caught on hopital security camera!
Looks like the KKK in blue .
Does it have the slit down the back too?
"I've had freepers tell me that Britain has done nothing to help these Moooslims assimilate into their culture."
On the bright side the British are assimilating into Muslim culture quite nicely.
Robert Byrd just requested one of these in white for an upcoming event.
LOL. When I read that toilets in prisons were being moved, at great expense, so they no longer face Mecca, I realized that Britain is really in BIG trouble.
Do they come in white? It wouldn't take much to make a pointy hat and then the Democrats could wear them as their uniforms.
How proper chap.
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