In the story related by medical anthropologist Geri-Ann Galanti in “Cross-Cultural Miscues,” why was the young Bedouin woman killed after she was sent to the hospital?
a. She was a victim of medical malpractice.
b. She had dishonored her family, and they killed her to restore their honor.
c. She died of hemorrhaging during an abortion because her family removed her from the hospital before doctors advised.
d. She was abducted in her village for seeking out Western medical treatment.
e. She was threatened, but she was not actually killed.
ANSWER:
b
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