Female Muslim medics 'disobey hygiene rules'

Telegraph.co.uk ^ | Feb 3 08 | Julie Henry and Laura Donnelly

[camerakid400]

Muslim medical students are refusing to obey hygiene rules brought in to stop the spread of deadly superbugs, because they say it is against their religion.

Women training in several hospitals in England have raised objections to removing their arm coverings in theatre and to rolling up their sleeves when washing their hands, because it is regarded as immodest in Islam.

[43north]

“Muslim medical students are refusing to obey hygiene rules brought in to stop the spread of deadly superbugs, because they say it is against their religion.”

You just can’t make this stuff up.

[max americana]

Amazing. Imagine if you were the patient and you die of germs from this “mooslum”.

[RicocheT]

Medical students and doctors scrub hands, finger nails, wrists and arms to elbows to lessen the skin bacteria we all have. Then they glove up to mid forearm, double glove even as they don’t want to get aids from a patient from a glove nick during surgery. This is basic for present sanitary standards. If Muslim women doctors are too modest to wash in front of males, they might ask to wash first or last when the males are not in the wash area. No wash, no working on patients.

[mathurine]

If I draw a muslim female doc or nurse in the VA hospital, she aint touchin’ me. Too many mos in the VA system anyway. Actually one would be too many as far as I am concerned.

[P8triot1]

#44, beat me to it.
Can I refuse a Muzzi health care professional or is that illegal discrimination?

[I still care]

I’ve watched the govt bend time and time again in Britian for the Muslims. It’ll be interesting to see if they bend on something so basic as doctors washing their hands.

[sheik yerbouty]

They need to detain, deport, and defenestrate if necessary..

[freemike]

These people would take the world back to the dark ages if we let them!

[Rebel_Ace]

Why are these Islamic protesters threatening Europe that the FANTASTIC 4 are on their way?!?

Don't they even realize that Benjamin Jacob Grimm is Jewish?

[Grizzled Bear]

They won’t wash their hands properly in a hospital, but they insist on washing their feet in airport sinks.

I still don't get the "washing the feet after they fart" thing. I've seen several sources for it. It makes no damn sense!

[SpaceBar]

If a muslim electrician or plumber refused to adhere to standard practice and codes for any reason including religious claims, they’d lose their professional credentials and right to practice that trade. The medical profession should be no different. Boot the ingrates out on their miserable asses, period.

[tpanther]

Muslim cab drivers refuse passengers at airports if they have alchol with them...

frankly MY religious beliefs don’t allow me to accpet medical care from Muslims.

(My religion is called sanity.)

[freemike]

Hmm, what if they said they didn't believe in scalpels, either. Just dig with their hands!

Anyone seriously question conflicts they would have with helping an "infidel??"

[WilliamofCarmichael]

So it's definitely true, Monty Python's Flying Circus is directing British society today. I was wondering what happened to them.

Wot?

[restornu]

Can some put a burka on her!

[no dems]

Rolling up their sleeves is considered immodest by Islam; eh?

Well, I understand that. I really get turned on by looking at those sexy wrists. / Sarc.

[SuziQ]

They SHOULD tell them, no washee, no degree.

[WildcatClan]

Is that the “Inept Tater Peelers Union Local 405”?

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

"No practising Muslim woman - doctor, medical student, nurse or patient - should be forced to bare her arms below the elbow," it said.

..and to hell with their patients.

[Jabba the Nutt]

Fire ‘em.