PUTRAJAYA, Aug 26 – Family member or husband of the woman who captured images of the patient by a doctor while being treated at a hospital in Johor Baharu can take legal action against the medical practitioner. Minister of Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Rohani Abdul Karim said the action was insulting the dignity of the woman when the picture was also revealed his private parts.
“The image was then spread through social networking sites as well as can be embarrassing and affect the image of the woman patient. In addition to violating the ethics of medical practitioners, doctors and staff at that time should not be taking pictures because it brought various negative responses to a hospital,” she hold a press conference after chairing a brainstorming session of the Advisory and Consultative Council for Women on Tuesday.
She was responding to a woman doctor at a hospital in Johor Baharu were shooting for selfie pointing gesture ‘peace’ with the patient in the position of giving birth. In the same time, the act has been angered the public especially netizens who also denounced the shooting involved.
“Meanwhile, I also would like to requests that the public not to spread the image because it can continue to embarrass and humiliate the dignity of the woman patient. Imagine if this had happened to own self, maybe we even felt embarrassed as the woman suffered,” she said.
