Committee on the Ethical Aspects of Human Reproduction and Women’s Health

The Committee on the Ethical Aspects of Human Reproduction and Women’s Health was established in February 1985 and addresses ethical concerns in the research and practice of women’s health to support obstetricians and gynaecologists, who have an ethical duty to advocate for women’s health care worldwide.

There are currently more than 79 existing FIGO Ethics and Professionalism Guidelines in a volume last updated in 2020 by the committee, as well as a bioethical curriculum recommended for practicing gynaecologists, faculty and students. 

Committee Objectives

• Advocate for the implementation of the bioethics curriculum through training webinars.
• Continue formulating ethical guidelines on the research and practice of women’s health.
• Coordinate with other FIGO committees on the incorporation of ethics in all aspects of work of the organisation.

Committee Members

Chair

Dr Carlos Salazar – Mexico

Past Chair

Dr Aris Antsaklis – Greece

Members

Dr Hawa Malechi – Ghana
Professor Mikael Agopiantz – France
Professor Helle Karo – Estonia
Professor Suchitra Narayan Pandit – India
Professor Fuminori Taniguchi – Japan
Dr Ana Griselda Quijada – Guatemala

WATOG representative

Dr Kristel Priscilla Matos Rosario – Dominican Republic

Associate Members

Dr Tomas Biržietis – Lithuania
Professor Margarida Silvestre – Portugal
Dr Emilio Valerio Castro – Mexico
Dr Mariana Rodriguez Iturburu – Argentina