Medical Issues: Can Female Nursing Students Examine Women’s Genitals for Study Purposes?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Medical Issues: Can Female Nursing Students Examine Women’s Genitals for Study Purposes?

English:

Question #1309:

Is it permissible for female nurses to look at a woman’s genitals if their study requires it?

Answer #1309:

If the treatment of diseases or saving a respectful life depends on taking a lesson which includes looking at the private parts of others, there is no problem in doing so.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Medical Issues