After discovering a premature newborn baby in an airport toilet in Doha, Qatar Airways passengers underwent extensive body examinations.
Scandal. Many women have been forced to undergo tests after the discovery of a premature baby, abandoned in the toilet at the airport in the Qatari capital, Doha. These facts, which took place on October 2, were revealed by Australian passengers. According to Flight Rdar 24, their flight number QR908 to Sydney was four hours late due to this incident.
Forced examinations
To find the mother of the infant, the airport saw fit to carry out extensive gynecological examinations to find out if one of them had recently given birth. According to a statement, the airport says it has asked women "to participate" to tests to determine the identity of the baby's mother. Thus, the passengers "Who had access to the area of the airport where the newborn was found were invited to participate in the search", were disembarked and taken to ambulances where they underwent examinations to find out if they had recently given birth.
"Officials forced women to have body exams mostly forced Papanicolaou (smear) testsA source told Southwest on Sunday. As for the airport, officials say: "Medical staff had expressed concerns to airport officials about the health and well-being of a mother who had just given birth and asked to locate her before she left."
A law that punishes women who get pregnant outside of marriage
The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade reported having "officially informs the authorities" of Qatar from its "serious concerns about the incident". Indeed, in Qatar, women who become pregnant outside marriage are punished in accordance with the law applied in the country. Thus, according to the Islamic law that is applied, having a child without being married is illegal and punishable by prison.