Women can refuse to see a male doctor
Female patients have the right to refuse treatment by a male doctor. Only in emergency situations can a woman be forced to accept a male doctor.
The new guidelines from the doctors organisation KNMG were drawn up following an incident in which a pregnant Muslim woman refused to be seen by a male gynaecologist and was referred to another doctor.
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