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.
Political correctness gone way too far. If you need to cover up, stay home and not go to the hospital.
That's the same motive used to justify female genital mutilation in those wonderful Islamic home countries. Are the Brits going to cater to that preference also? How about having the Health Service pay for female circumcision, blokes?
***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 thought the doctor just telephoned instructions to the husband who did the actual operation.
Please tell me you're being sarcastic.
No, I'm not being sarcastic. It was posted by several conservative news organizations including FrontPage magazine.
Here you go; British prison toilets re-built and moved so they no longer face Mecca:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/4926114.stm
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2006/4/20/104751.shtml?s=ic
http://www.brusselsjournal.com/node/1003
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006180300,00.html
Wow, I don't even know what to say.
Thanks much for the links.
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