The incident took place in Malmö last spring when the woman was referred to a specialist by her own doctor as she was suffering stomach pain.
According to the Equality Ombudsman .... the woman did not have any issue with being examined by a man. However, when the specialist reached out to shake her hand she refused the gesture, arguing it was against her religious beliefs.
"She decided not to shake his hand and instead placed her hand against her own chest and nodded to him which she considered to be a courteous gesture," Clas Lundstedt, spokesman for the Equality Ombudsman, told The Local. [The Local] Read more
