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“So, what is an embryo?” A comparative study of the views of those asked to donate embryos for hESC research in the UK and Switzerland
New Genetics and Society ( IF 1.8 ) Pub Date : 2008-06-01 , DOI: 10.1080/14636770802077041
Erica Haimes 1 , Rouven Porz 2 , Jackie Scully 2, 3 , Christoph Rehmann-Sutter 2
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The moral status of the human embryo has gained much attention in debates over the acceptability, or otherwise, of human embryonic stem cell research. Far less attention has been paid to the suppliers of those embryos: people who have undergone IVF treatment to produce embryos to assist them to have a baby. It is sociologically and ethically important to understand their views and experiences of being asked to donate embryos for research if we are to fully understand the wider social and regulatory aspects of hESC science. This paper reports on parallel studies investigating these issues in the UK and in Switzerland. The studies reveal the inextricable entangling of the social and moral status of embryos. Since donors participate in different discursive domains and contexts (public, clinic, family) that shape their perception of “what” an embryo is, their views of embryos embody conflicting ideas and ambivalences.

中文翻译:

“那么,什么是胚胎?” 对英国和瑞士被要求为 hESC 研究捐赠胚胎的人的看法的比较研究

人类胚胎的道德地位在关于人类胚胎干细胞研究的可接受性或其他方面的辩论中得到了很多关注。对这些胚胎的供应商的关注要少得多:那些接受试管婴儿治疗以产生胚胎以帮助他们生孩子的人。如果我们要充分了解 hESC 科学更广泛的社会和监管方面,那么了解他们被要求捐赠胚胎进行研究的观点和经历在社会学和伦理学上都很重要。本文报告了在英国和瑞士调查这些问题的平行研究。研究揭示了胚胎的社会和道德地位之间不可分割的纠缠。由于捐助者参与不同的话语领域和背景(公共、诊所、
更新日期:2008-06-01
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