Saudi officials continue to require women to obtain permission from male guardians to conduct their most basic affairs, like traveling or receiving medical care or even grocery shopping. Saudi doctors have confirmed that Health Ministry regulations still require a woman to obtain permission from her male guardian to undergo elective surgery. In late June, Saudi border guards at the Bahrain crossing refused to allow a women's rights activist to leave the country because she did not have her guardian's permission.
Why don't they let women cross the border?
If a [pregnant] woman comes in to the hospital with a guardian, then she can leave with anyone, even the driver. If she comes in without a guardian, it becomes a "police case," and she'll need a guardian to come to the hospital in order for her to get discharged. She stays there if no one picks her up. In my opinion, I think women should be able to do anything they want, considering that they even get paid less then men...ALL OVER THE WORLD. Women in Saudi Arabia should be allowed to go places if they want to, without a male guardian around, watching them and chaperoning them.
