NMC revises MBBS curriculum: ‘Sodomy’ and ‘lesbianism’ no longer defined as unnatural sexual offences | Education News,The Indian Express
“Some of the definitions and modules are remnants from British era. The changes have been made to make medical education in accordance of current laws,” said Dr Sudhir Gupta, HoD of Forensic Medicine at AIIMS, Delhi.
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HomeEducationNMC revises MBBS curriculum: 'Sodomy' and 'lesbianism' no longer defined as unnatural sexual offences
NMC revises MBBS curriculum: ‘Sodomy’ and ‘lesbianism’ no longer defined as unnatural sexual offences
“Some of the definitions and modules are remnants from British era. The changes have been made to make medical education in accordance of current laws,” said Dr Sudhir Gupta, HoD of Forensic Medicine at AIIMS, Delhi.
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New Delhi | Updated: August 25, 2022 10:26:26 am
Students will be asked to “demonstrate understanding” on issues such as myths surrounding the LGBTQ+ community.National Medical Commission (NMC), the country’s apex medical education regulator, has modified six modules for forensic medicine and two for psychiatry taught to undergraduate medical students to make the education more friendly to LGBTQ+ community.
The modifications include removing sodomy and “lesbianism” from unnatural sexual offences, making a distinction between sexual fetishes such as voyeurism, exhibitionism, or masochism and mental disorders stemming from such atypical interests, and teaching that two-finger test for virginity is “unscientific, inhuman, and discriminatory.”
The modified module on virginity test states that students will be trained on “how to apprise courts about unscientific basis of these tests if court orders it”, instead of discussions on medico-legal importance of the hymen that continued to be taught in medical courses despite the Supreme Court ruling it out years ago.
“Some of the definitions and modules are remnants from British era. The changes have been made to make medical education in accordance of current laws,” said Dr Sudhir Gupta, HoD of Forensic Medicine at AIIMS, Delhi.
The modules also emphasise informed consent for sexual intercourse and discuss decriminalisation of adultery. The module for preparing a medico-legal report of a victim of sexual offence will include training on “sympathetic/empathetic” examination and interview of victims.
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