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* '''Gert van Dijk''', a medical analyst, philosopher, and medical ethicist, holds a part-time position as secretary of the Medical Ethics Committee at the department of Medical Ethics and Philosophy of Medicine, Erasmus Medical Centre, and is also a member of the Council for reproductive technology and the End-of-life committee. He is independent chair of the moral deliberation at the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). He also holds a part-time position as an ethicist at the Royal Dutch Medical Association (KNMG). His main interests include end-of-life questions (euthanasia, terminal sedations, severely handicapped newborns), moral problems regarding reproductive technology, post-mortem and living organ-donation, non-therapeutic circumcision of minors, intercultural care, alternative medicine, clinical ethics, vaccination, and moral deliberation. Rotterdam, Netherlands.
* '''[[Robert S. Van Howe]]''' is a Clinical Professor in the Depart-ment of Pediatrics and Human Development at the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. He has lectured and been published internationally on the topic of circumcision and has been a consultant to the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the World Health Organization. Much of his research has focused on secondary research, including meta-analysis and cost-utility analysis. Marquette, Michigan, USA.
* '''Mika Venhola''', MD, PhD, is a paediatric surgeon with a keen interest in children ́s rights, especially on intersex and transgender issues. He works in Oulu University Hospital. Oulu, Finland.
* '''Arja Voipio''', MSc (BA), is a human rights advocate. She has been involved in promoting the human rights and proper medical care for transgender and intersex people. She is currently the vice chair of Trasek, a Finnish human rights NGO specialising in transgender and intersex issues. She is also the chair of the transgender working group of Seta, the Finnish LGBTI federation. She has made her professional career in finance, financial supervision, and IT. Helsinki, Finland.