The NYT have an excellent article about a report by Dr Aasim Padela a Physician at the University of Michigan who highlights the importance of respecting an observant Muslim patients requirements for Islamic medical ethics.
The report should form the basis of a NHS template here in the UK and before the usual suspects kick off about special favours in the long term it could actually save the NHS money because of evidence that some Muslim women suffer higher rates of cancer out of modesty concerns leading to a lack of early screening.
The issue of Mahrem, proximity, modesty etc are major concerns for Muslim sisters and what the report shows is by simply adopting minor concessions to Islamic ethics like for example leaving the door slightly ajar during an internal examination, or wearing gloves etc which cost nothing could prevent significant and more costly health problems.
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