Nurses have to be virgins.

July 20, 2001 12:02 PM

Nurses have to be virgins. Turkey's health minister says high school girls studying to be nurses must be virgins and the virginity tests he is authorizing will protect the nation's youth from prostitution and underage sex.
posted by nonharmful (9 comments total)

Finally, some religion-inspired state behaviour I can get behind.

*clicks speculum*
Dr. Resin is here to help.

Say `ah' for Jesus.
posted by dong_resin at 12:13 PM on July 20, 2001

Maybe that was a wee bit tacky, but what else do you say to such backward nonsense?
posted by dong_resin at 12:20 PM on July 20, 2001

Turkish virgin nurses. Sounds like a pr0n flick, doesn't it?
posted by dagny at 12:24 PM on July 20, 2001

some turkish ministers have been watching a little too much nurse hardcore porn.
posted by moz at 12:25 PM on July 20, 2001

Previously posted.
posted by tamim at 1:24 PM on July 20, 2001

Turkey: home to canibalism and absurdity (among other stuff)
posted by kchristidis at 2:00 PM on July 20, 2001

Turkey: home to canibalism and absurdity

And Batman.
posted by kindall at 2:23 PM on July 20, 2001

Hmn... My last two girlfriends were nurses.

I'm catching a plane to Turkey!
posted by SpecialK at 8:48 PM on July 20, 2001

Wow. I'm so going to Turkey. I think I'm feeling a bit ill.
posted by toastcowboy at 11:11 PM on July 22, 2001