06.01.2012                      11.Tewet. 5772

Gesundheitssystem:

Israeli doctors withdraw from fertility conference over exclusion of women

Pua, an group offering gynecological and fertility counseling in accordance to Jewish law, notifies female medical professionals they will not be able to speak, participate at the event.

Two prominent Israeli doctors canceled their participating in a conference on fertility and Jewish law organized by a religious medical advocacy group over the apparent exclusion of women speakers from the event, Haaretz learned on Thursday.
The event is organized by Pua, an organization offering gynecological and fertility counseling in adherence with Jewish law, or Halakah, and is planned to take place next week in Jerusalem. Pua is a public group that regularly receives state funds….