| Egg donation, surrogate mothering, and cloning: attitudes of men and women in Germany based on a representative survey. | |
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PMID: 18684445 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To determine opinions and attitudes of the German general population toward the treatment methods of reproductive medicine: egg donation, surrogate mothering, and reproductive cloning. DESIGN: Representative survey. SETTING: German general population: face-to-face interviews at home with 2,110 persons, aged 18-50 years. PATIENT(S): Patients were not included. INTERVENTION(S): No interventions took place. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Approval and disapproval of treatment methods of reproductive medicine and preimplantation genetic diagnosis were assessed by questionnaires regarding medical, age, reasons, or general. RESULT(S): Overall, the diverse treatment methods of reproductive medicine found comparable rates of approval and disapproval. Legalization of egg donation was approved by a slight majority (50.8%), particularly for medical reasons (35.9%). Surrogate mothering found lower overall rates of approval (43.7%), 28.5% supported an admission for medical reasons. Reproductive cloning was rejected by the vast majority (82.9%). Attitudes to reproductive medicine were affected by age and the individual reproductive experiences. CONCLUSION(S): New techniques in reproductive medicine and their development provide hope and health promises for affected couples but also entail long-term risks and ethical issues. Balancing the individual's right to a reproductive autonomy and choice and ethical standards will constitute a future challenge for society. Results demonstrate considerable uncertainty and information deficits in the community. |
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Authors:
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Yve Stöbel-Richter; Susanne Goldschmidt; Elmar Brähler; Kerstin Weidner; Manfred Beutel |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2008-08-05 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Fertility and sterility Volume: 92 ISSN: 1556-5653 ISO Abbreviation: Fertil. Steril. Publication Date: 2009 Jul |
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Created Date: 2009-06-29 Completed Date: 2009-07-29 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0372772 Medline TA: Fertil Steril Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 124-30 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Leipzig, Philipp-Rosenthal-Strasse 55, Leipzig, Germany. yve.stoebel-richter@medizin.uni-leipzig.de |
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Adolescent Adult Attitude to Health Cloning, Organism / psychology* Educational Status Family Characteristics Female Germany Health Surveys* Humans Interviews as Topic* Male Marital Status Middle Aged Oocyte Donation / psychology Religion Reproductive Techniques, Assisted / psychology* Sex Characteristics Surrogate Mothers / psychology* Young Adult |
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