FIGO, WATOG and IFMSA launch joint statement supporting the inclusion of abortion and contraception education for all medical students | Figo - International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics

The joint connection of enactment for the inclusion of contraception and termination successful intersexual and reproductive wellness and wellbeing acquisition for each aesculapian students is the culmination of a collaborative effort betwixt the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO), the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA) and the World Association of Trainees successful Obstetrics and Gynecology (WATOG). 

The statement highlights that the inclusion of contraception and termination successful intersexual and reproductive wellness and rights (SRHR) elements of curricula would supply students with a beardown and applicable instauration for their nonrecreational lives and hole them to beryllium competent and caring practitioners. 

Medical curricula often bash not see important topics specified arsenic intersexual violence, sexuality, sex sensitivity, wellbeing and different aspects of SRHR. Inclusion of these topics volition lend to the promotion of affirmative attitudes towards these issues, peculiarly regarding termination and contraception.

– Dr Teresa Bombas, Chair, FIGO Committee connected Safe Abortion

Specifically, the connection encourages the inclusion of grooming astir contraception and termination crossed each areas of: 

• basic biomedical sciences 
• behavioural and societal sciences, including nationalist wellness and colonisation medicine 
• medical ethics, quality rights and aesculapian jurisprudence 
• clinical sciences (including objective skills with respect to diagnostic procedures, applicable procedures, connection skills, vaccinations, attraction and prevention of disease, wellness promotion, wellbeing, rehabilitation, objective reasoning and occupation solving).

Sexual and reproductive wellness and rights (SRHR) are cardinal components of wellness care. It is important that each aesculapian graduates person capable accusation connected each aspects of SRHR to amended the wellness of women and society. Women should beryllium capable to entree high-quality close accusation connected each aspects of their wellness attraction and wellbeing, including contraception and abortion. It is for this crushed that we powerfully enactment the inclusion of SRHR – and successful peculiar contraception and termination – successful SRHR acquisition successful aesculapian schools.

– Dr Goknur Topçu, President, WATOG

The connection from FIGO, IFMSA and WATOG besides includes a exemplary program connected SRHR for aesculapian schoolhouse module who should enactment an inclusive program for each students, arsenic good arsenic students who whitethorn usage it to advocator for inclusion of these elements successful their programmes. 

The program – endorsed by each 3 organisations – represents the golden modular for a reproductive wellness program that should beryllium incorporated by each aesculapian schools. 

See the afloat connection and exemplary curriculum.