Reproductive Health and Ethical Problems in Women’s Health

Abstract

Development levels of countries are determined by a number of parameters including women’s educational status, women’s active participation in political, indicators of women’s health, mortality of mother and infants, the social status of women in that country, the general level of economic development and the quality of the health services provided. Sexual and reproductive health problems, which occupy an important place among women’s health problems both around the world and in our country, are commonly encountered. In addition, rapid changes and medical advances are booming nowadays. While these advances help to overcome many health problems, they also affect social values and engender ethical problems. In particular, these ethical dilemmas emerge in every field influencing women’s health and may adversely affect women’s health by causing ethical violations. It is one of the major duties of health care professionals to prevent ethical violations of women who are already disadvantageous in every aspect of social life. In this context, the professionals working in the field of all women’s health should be knowledgeable about ethical rules and adhere to these rules. Prevention and reduction programs for sexual health and reproductive health problems will contribute to promoting women’s health and ultimately the public health.