title: Global: health federation issues ethics guidelines on forced female sterilization.
abstract: The International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) recently released new ethics guidelines in response to the continuing forced sterilization of women, including those living with HIV, in parts of the developing world.
authors.affiliation: Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network. earkin@aidslaw.ca
authors.forename: Eli
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Arkin
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007434:Intrauterine Devices; D011247:Pregnancy; D013245:Sterilization, Reproductive / Q000941:ethics*