The Peninsula article is about empowering doctors to report cases of child abuse that they see, since there are many parents and caregivers who would rather keep it secret to protect the family's privacy.
Imagine being a mother worried about the laborers living in the shared villa up the road, and all the while your husband is doing unspeakable things to your child, but no one will report it?
The rights of the child come above a family's "honor" in my book. If doctors see a child who is likely the victim of sexual/physical abuse, s/he has a moral obligation to report this to the police.
The Peninsula article is about empowering doctors to report cases of child abuse that they see, since there are many parents and caregivers who would rather keep it secret to protect the family's privacy.
Imagine being a mother worried about the laborers living in the shared villa up the road, and all the while your husband is doing unspeakable things to your child, but no one will report it?
The rights of the child come above a family's "honor" in my book. If doctors see a child who is likely the victim of sexual/physical abuse, s/he has a moral obligation to report this to the police.