Description du projet
Aborder les considérations éthiques des chirurgies plastiques génitales féminines
L’intérêt croissant que portent les jeunes filles et les femmes à la chirurgie plastique des organes génitaux féminins (FGPS en anglais), exige une meilleure compréhension de leurs motivations et de la manière d’aborder cette question avec responsabilité et éthique. Avec le soutien du programme Actions Marie Skłodowska-Curie, le projet FGPS se penchera sur les motivations des jeunes filles et des femmes en Belgique et aux Pays-Bas qui souhaitent bénéficier d’un traitement FGPS. Il entend aider les professionnels de la santé à répondre de manière responsable aux demandes de FGPS, tout en aidant les jeunes filles et les femmes à prendre des décisions éclairées. Le projet s’appuiera sur des théories des sciences médicales et sociales, dépassant les frontières traditionnelles pour créer une nouvelle approche pluridisciplinaire qui aborde les considérations éthiques associées à l’intérêt croissant pour la FGPS.
Objectif
This project investigates why girls and women in Belgium and the Netherlands (increasingly) seek female genital plastic surgeries (FGPS) and how healthcare practitioners handle requests for these surgeries. The results will feed into the development of an informed decision-making tool for girls and women, a European standardised assessment tool to support health professionals in handling FGPS requests in a medically responsible and gender-sensitive way, and guidelines for policy-makers on how to regulate and/or reimburse FGPS. The project is important given the worldwide increase in FGPS and the current lack of insight into what drives requests for FGPS and how to handle these requests responsibly. The project creates an opportunity for Europe to establish itself as a world leader in responding to the surge in FGPS, which is happening across the (industrialised) world but which, so far, has not received an adequate response. The project is multidisciplinary and integrates theories from medical and social sciences, including medical anthropology, bioethics, and public health, transcending the disciplines’ traditional boundaries. It uses a mixed-methods approach, including semi-structured interviews, questionnaires, and desk research. The project will be hosted by Rhea, the interdisciplinary research centre on gender, intersectionality, and bioethics at Vrije Universiteit Brussels, in collaboration with the Ghent University Hospital Gender Team, an internationally renowned multidisciplinary team of plastic surgeons, sexologists, and gynaecologists who specialise in genital surgeries. With these teams’ support and my background in sociology, gender, and social anthropology and expertise in women’s health and genital surgeries, I am confident that I will successfully carry out this project and establish myself as a leader in the field of female genital surgeries. The project will prepare me for a career in women’s sexual health in academia, government, or civil society.
Programme(s)
- HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Main Programme
Régime de financement
HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-EF - HORIZON TMA MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships - European FellowshipsCoordinateur
1050 Bruxelles / Brussel
Belgique