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Controlling Birth: Science, Politics, and Public Policy
Author(s) -
Russo Nancy Felipe,
Denious Jean E.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of social issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.618
H-Index - 122
eISSN - 1540-4560
pISSN - 0022-4537
DOI - 10.1111/j.0022-4537.2005.00400.x
Subject(s) - politics , public relations , work (physics) , abortion , political science , public policy , process (computing) , engineering ethics , sociology , internet privacy , law , engineering , computer science , pregnancy , mechanical engineering , biology , genetics , operating system
Reproductive technologies raise a host of social and legal issues that challenge basic values and create intense controversy. If researchers wish to inform public policies related to reproductive technologies, they must understand how the scientific enterprise is being manipulated and research findings are being misrepresented to justify a particular social agenda and restrict access to contraception and abortion. To counter these distortions, scientists must defend the science advisory process, be involved in dissemination of their research findings beyond simple publication in scientific journals, and actively work to ensure that the findings are not misrepresented to the public .