Muslim medical students get picky

Some Muslim medical students are refusing to attend lectures or answer exam questions on alcohol-related or sexually transmitted diseases because they claim it offends their religious beliefs.

Some trainee doctors say learning to treat the diseases conflicts with their faith, which states that Muslims should not drink alcohol and rejects sexual promiscuity.

A small number of Muslim medical students have even refused to treat patients of the opposite sex. One male student was prepared to fail his final exams rather than carry out a basic examination of a female patient.

The religious objections by students have been confirmed by the British Medical Association (BMA) and General Medical Council (GMC), which both stressed that they did not approve of such actions.

It will intensify the debate sparked last week by the disclosure that Sainsbury’s is permitting Muslim checkout operators to refuse to handle customers’ alcohol purchases on religious grounds. It means other members of staff have to be called over to scan in wine and beer for them at the till.

Critics, including many Islamic scholars, see the concessions as a step too far, and say Muslims are reneging on their professional responsibilities.

I agree.

When you're religious, you're responsible for yourself. When you're a doctor, you're responsible for others. If they don't want to be responsible for others, then it's not their place to be in the medical field. The same goes for Christians who won't give out contraceptives or morning after pills. You should know you'll be in a situation that requires you to do things such as that, so either acknowledge that people have their own needs and beliefs or leave the field. It's that simple.

I agree with both of you.

Hit the nail square on the head.

I totally agree with you here. Those students should not be allowed to become doctors.

Nope, they should be shown the door. If they want a "Muslim" education, they should be educated in a "Muslim" country. Otherwise they fail.

Hold on, isn't there a law of nature that says if fxashun and Tristan ever agree with other, that DtT will implode?

did I agree with him on something?

I don't have him on ignore because he's always wrong - I have him on ignore because he's an offensive, insulting creep.

Why did those med students get into that field in the first place? Suppose a racist doctor sees an African-American clutching his chest during a heart attack and won't treat the victim? The doctor breaks his oath to help people in distress.

Just like one shouldn't bring their work home with them, people like this need to learn to leave their personal lives/viewpoints at home and not bring it into the work place.