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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) A union representing Dutch nurses will launch a national
campaign Friday against demands for sexual services by patients who claim it
should be part of their standard care.
The union, NU'91, is calling the campaign "I Draw The Line Here," with an
advert that features a young woman covering her face with crossed hands.
The union said in a statement Thursday that the campaign follows a complaint it
had received in the last week from a 24-year-old woman who said a 42-year-old
disabled man asked her to provide sexual services as part of his care at home.
The young woman witnessed some of the man's other nurses offering him sexual
gratification, the union said. When she refused to do the same, he tried to
dismiss her on the grounds that she was unfit to provide care.
"This type of action is not part of the job responsibilities of carers and
nurses," NU'91 said.
The case has been reported to police, the union added.
(Reporting by Ben Berkowitz, editing by Paul Taylor)