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10 nursing rules you’ve never heard of

9. If you’re single, you aren’t allowed to get pregnant in the United Arab Emirates.
If you’re a single nurse and you fall in love while working in the UAE, be careful. Although some rules in the UAE aren’t quite as strict for noncitizens, it is still forbidden for single foreign women to have children out of wedlock. In Dubai, single women who are pregnant may either marry the father or leave the country; the other option is being arrested for fornication. In the other emirates, single women who are pregnant may be arrested or deported.

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Marijke Durning

Marijke is a professional writer who began her working career as a registered nurse over 25 years ago. After working in clinical areas ranging from rehab to intensive care, as a floor nurse to a supervisor, she found she could combine her extensive health knowledge with her love of writing. Although she has been published in a wide variety of publications for professionals and the general public, her passion is writing for the every day person to promote health literacy.

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