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The Case Study section provides 8 reproductive health case studies to prompt thoughts about the material presented in the curriculum. (Use the navigation text on the left to select a case study.)

Case Study 1: Respect for Persons
Case Study 2: Beneficence and Justice
Case Study 3: Informed Consent
Case Study 4: Responsibility in Research
Case Study 5: Ethics Committee Considerations

Additional Case Studies
Case Study 6: Negative Media Coverage
Case Study 7: Research with Minors
Case Study 8: Conflict of Interest

The following 8 case studies reflect actual research study situations. In most cases, you may not find right or wrong answers to the questions. Both text and questions may show flaws in their design; however, they were written this way to prompt discussion.

The case studies will elicit a variety of reactions. While they are focused in the area of reproductive health research, the issues that are raised transcend one specific category of research, and they were written to raise a multitude of discussions and considerations. This type of discussion will enrich the working group and should be pursued; however, the training leader may need to curtail some discussions in the interest of time.

The case studies illustrate the complexity of human research and how cultural, social and gender issues impact the ethics of a research study.

We believe that these case studies are applicable to most settings, but the discussions of characteristics that are unique to a particular country are encouraged.