Figo Committee for the Ethical Aspects of Human Reproduction and Women's Health

EDITORIAL COMMENT: The following report was submitted to the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology for consideration for publication by the Chairperson of the FIGO Committee for the Ethical Aspects of Human Reproduction and Women's Health. The Editorial Committee which decided to publish this paper wish to make the statement that the opinions expressed in the document do not necessarily reflect their endorsement by either the Editorial Board of the Journal or by the Committees of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. These guidelines were published in the International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, which is the official FIGO journal, in the March, 1999 issue. In publishing this material it is acknowledged that the copyright is held by the International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics.