Is it permissible for a Muslim doctor to treat a female patient who does not require urgent medical attention, knowing that she will resort to another doctor whose religious commitment is unknown if he does not treat her?
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There is no harm for a male doctor to treat a woman if she is in need of treatment and there is no female doctor available.
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