Open AccessPregnant Individuals' Views on Fetal Tissue Research in the United States
Author(s) -
Natalie C. Spach,
Elana Jaffe,
Kristen Sullivan,
Ilona Goldfarb,
Jean Anderson,
Jenell S. Coleman,
Sappho Z. Gilbert,
Marielle S. Gross,
Lisa Rahangdale,
Ruth Faden,
Anne Drapkin Lyerly
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
obstetrics and gynecology (new york. 1953. online)/obstetrics and gynecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.664
H-Index - 220
eISSN - 1873-233X
pISSN - 0029-7844
DOI - 10.1097/aog.0000000000004576
Subject(s) - tissue donation , medicine , pregnancy , qualitative research , informed consent , meaning (existential) , donation , fetus , family medicine , obstetrics , alternative medicine , surgery , psychology , organ donation , pathology , transplantation , psychotherapist , law , genetics , social science , sociology , biology , political science
Fetal tissue research has driven significant medical advances but remains publicly contentious in the United States. The views of pregnant individuals in the United States regarding the donation of fetal tissue offer an important and previously unexplored perspective on this issue.