General practitioner laid down discriminatory rules for Muslim patients

Alert DateSeptember 1, 2010 Country: Germany Address: Wächtersbach General Type: Discrimination Racism and discrimination phenomena: Anti-migrant/xenophobia, Religious intolerance
Groups affected / Interested in: Migrants, Muslims Key socio-economic/institutional areas: Health and social protection
Victims Data
Victims Nationality/Ethnic Origin N/A
Victims Gender N/A
Victims Age N/A
Victims Number N/A
Fatalities - deaths N/A
Perpetrators Data
Perpetrators Nationality/Ethnic Origin N/A
Perpetrator Gender Male
Perpetrator Age N/A
Perpetrators Number 1
Extremist/Organised Group Violence No

In beginning of September 2010, media reported on a general practitioner in a small town in Hesse who decided to not treat Muslim women with a headscarf, patients without basic knowledge of German and ‘Islamistic families with more than five children’. These new rules were presented on a poster in his medical practice. He justified these new rules by pointing to previous difficulties in treating Muslim patients with a headscarf and their often low German language skills. The case received public attention and he finally apologised and announced his willingness to reword, although he stated that certain basic rules need to be met. He was reprimanded by the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (Kassenärztliche Vereinigung).

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