Abstract The success of mammal cloning in 1997 has brought the issue of human cloning into public discussion. Human cloning has several aspects and potential applications for use in both reproductive and non-reproductive matters. The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge and attitudes toward human cloning in Israel. Data from 120 respondents (68 health professionals and 52 non-health professionals), all Jewish, Hebrew speaking with at least 15 years of education each, were collected using two questionnaires that dealt with knowledge and attitudes toward human cloning. Results showed that although health professionals had significantly more knowledge than non-health professionals, all respondents had poor knowledge about cloning. No difference in attitudes was found between the groups. Most respondents opposed human cloning, but more positive attitudes toward non-reproductive cloning were found. The results are discussed in the context of the deficit model. The findings indicate a need to provide information about human cloning to allow people to form their attitudes based on factual knowledge.

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以色列对克隆人的知识和态度

摘要 1997 年哺乳动物克隆的成功使人类克隆问题成为公众讨论的话题。人类克隆在生殖和非生殖方面有几个方面和潜在的应用。这项研究的目的是评估以色列对克隆人的知识和态度。来自 120 名受访者（68 名卫生专业人员和 52 名非卫生专业人员）的数据是使用两份涉及人类克隆知识和态度的问卷收集的，他们都是犹太人，希伯来语，每人至少受过 15 年教育。结果表明，虽然卫生专业人员比非卫生专业人员拥有更多的知识，但所有受访者对克隆的知识都很匮乏。没有发现各组之间的态度差异。大多数受访者反对克隆人，但人们发现人们对非生殖性克隆持更积极的态度。结果在赤字模型的背景下进行了讨论。调查结果表明，需要提供有关克隆人的信息，以便人们根据事实知识形成态度。