If the government backs the proposal, the Ministry of Health will be badly affected, especially with its shortage of medical teams. 

The largest bloc in the parliament (Al Wefaq) tabled the proposal that was supported by majority of the house.

The proposal bans also female physicians from treating male patients and stresses that all manpower in the gynecology section should be females. The proposal forbids medical team from examining dead bodies of opposite sex.

Al Wefaq defended its decision by highlighting that Bahrain is an Islamic country that should protect religious principles.