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Nude examinations
Currently in vogue in western medicine is the routine giving of breast exams, pelvic exams, and rectal exams. As is often done by male doctors on female patients, women who are other men’s wives. The doctor says, “Take off your clothes,” and the client does. Do you give that kind of authority to anyone else? Some cultures in the world only allow female doctors to treat female patients. That strikes me as a wise course of action.
I am shocked by the callousness of some doctors and nurses in hospitals concerning nudity. Once, while making a pastoral hospital visit on a parishioner scheduled for surgery, I was shocked to walk through the open door of her room to find her face down on her bed, completely nude, the curtain around her bed and the door to her room both wide open for any to see. She had been prepped for surgery and left by the nurses, fully exposed and vulnerable to anyone
walking by. I immediately turned on my heel and left without her being embarrassed at knowing that I was even there. Is this kind of callous disregard for modesty and dignity what the Lord has ordained? Would YOU leave a person under your care exposed and naked and vulnerable for all to see? It would never cross my mind to do such a thing! Would it yours? What kind of crudeness and evil allows one to behave in such an ungodly manner?
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
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I agree and it is abhorant. I myself have religous beliefs that protect against nudity and having to deal with the medical community is horrible. They are just as callous as you state here. Personaly I believe they damage their souls to allow themselves to so freely do those things to people. They "lose" something of their humanity in exchange for being a health care professional in this country it seems.
They often look at you as if YOU have a problem of some sort if you do not redily capitulate to their requests for nudity and quite often even make you feel as though are being silly for not wanting to participate or ask for compromises.
So again, It has become a sad state for health care in this country...it is like we are all cattle to them and treated about as well as said cattle would be treated by a vet.
Thank you so much for reading and responding! It sounds like you may be from a country where there is a bit more common decency and privacy is respected?
I wish you'd have left an e-mail or link so I could find out how you came across my blog.
But I'm glad you did, nonetheless : )
In Jesus' name~
I think when you enter a hospital you have to leave your dignity at the door! You cease to be an individual and become " kidney infection in bed 3", pneumonia bed 15 etc". You are processed like an animal, because common courtesy and decency costs time and time costs money.....
"Leave your dignity at the door" is a good way to put it!
I so appreciate you taking time to leave a comment. It's nice to know that someone is reading my blog : )
in the past 2 years I have had 3 major surgeries, and each time I have ask for proper privacy and same gender care. I have been ignored, rediculed, and then humilated. I have explained to my doctor and to the hospital my religeous beliefs only to be ignored, and end up being exposed to oposite gender. the more you complain or make requests the less care you recieve,and the more you are exposed. This not only injures their soul but it also injures yours, and hinders your recovery. We all realize that same gender care for men are limited in some areas but accomidations can be made and should be. Unnecessary exposure is not just oversight on the part of the nurse or doctor it is lack of respect for the patient. Morals in this country are at an all time low. Many in the medical profession seem to put their Christian morals in a box at the door when they put on the medical uniforms. How refreshing it would be if they could follow their Christian beliefs in their practice.
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