Logo

In what circumstances might a chaperone be appropriate for a medical examination?

13.06.2025 07:53

In what circumstances might a chaperone be appropriate for a medical examination?

In my experience and observation, medical practitioners will offer a chaperone when (a) the exam requires exposing the “naughty bits” and (b) the professional and patient are different sexes.

I saw my urologist two weeks ago. She asked me if I wanted a chaperone. (I said I didn’t need one.)

I have never been offered a chaperone by a male doctor, I assume because people assume that if the doctor a...

From an axiology/value theory point of view, how can one say that a diverse society is better than a uniform one, especially given the negative effects of diversity (racism, sectarian conflict, problems arising from extreme cultural relativism)?