Body enhancement through female genital cosmetic surgery creates ethical and rights dilemmas.
Publication/Presentation Date
8-1-2013
Abstract
Female genital cosmetic surgery is surgery performed on a woman within a normal range of variation of human anatomy. The issues are heightened by a lack of long-term and substantive evidence-based literature, conflict of interest from personal financial gain through performing these procedures, and confusion around macroethical and microethical domains. It is a source of conflict and controversy globally because the benefit and harm of offering these procedures raise concerns about harmful cultural views, education, and social vulnerability of women with regard to both ethics and human rights. The rights issues of who is defining normal female anatomy and function, as well as the economic vulnerability of women globally, bequeath the profession a greater responsibility to ensure that there is adequate health and general education-not just among patients but broadly in society-that there is neither limitation nor interference in the decision being made, and that there are no psychological disorders that could be influencing such choices.
Volume
122
Issue
2
First Page
169
Last Page
172
ISSN
1879-3479
Published In/Presented At
Cain, J. M., Iglesia, C. B., Dickens, B., & Montgomery, O. (2013). Body enhancement through female genital cosmetic surgery creates ethical and rights dilemmas. International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, 122(2), 169–172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijgo.2013.03.020
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
PubMedID
23735570
Department(s)
Administration and Leadership
Document Type
Article