Thanks to SondraK
Women in southern Sweden will in the future not be able to choose the sex of their gynecologist. Allowing them to choose discriminates against male gynecologists, it has been ruled.First of all, the only way i can see that a male ob/gyn would feel discriminated against was that he wasn't being allowed to touch enough women... i mean realistically at some point, probably long before any advanced classes in med school, those guys figured that would be a job that would let them get their jollies... later they realized that it wasn't all that they thought it would be and became somewhat serious doctors...
The new practice has been introduced by clinics in the counties of Skåne, Halland, Blekinge and Kronoberg. Gynecological patients in those areas will now be assigned a doctor of either sex, Helsingborgs Dagblad reports
Exceptions will be made in some cases, such as for women who come from parts of the world with 'patriarchal traditions' or for the victims of sexual assaults, the paper reported. These women could insist on a female gynecologist.
Women with less specific reasons for wanting a female gynecologists may be turned down.
The changes have been brought in because many male gynecologists have felt discriminated against.
Claes Lindoff, head of female health care at Helsingborg Hospital, said that the problem existed all over the country, but admitted that it only applied to "a hundred cases a year of our 15,000 visits."
Allowing women to refuse treatment by male gynecologists also causes problems for clinics, for instance when there are no female gynecologists on duty at the time or when a man on duty is better qualified than a female colleague.
All of that aside, this is what happens when you have a socialized medical system... the patients loose the freedom to choose... and it also makes it to where it becomes against the rules to say no to the doctor that you are assigned to... so if you get stuck with a crappy doctor... you are out of luck
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Hey, the patient shouldn't have to make any declarations or have to make the case that they prefer a woman gynecologist. They should just be able to have the doctor of THEIR CHOICE, for whatever reasons!!!. God, who cares about the wussie-baby male gynecologists' feelings?!!! I wonder if they get to choose their doctors, hmm? I bet they do. I'm glad I don't live in a socialist country, but that will probably change if a liberal democrat has their way. If I was forced to see some creepy weirdo guy, which many of these gynos are, I would just refuse and book a flight to a country that respects a patients' rights and needs.
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