Open AccessDecline in ethical concerns about reproductive technologies among a representative sample of US women
Author(s) -
Arthur L. Greil,
Kathleen S. SlausonBlevins,
Karina M. Shreffler,
Katherine M. Johnson,
Michelle Lowry,
Andrea R. Burch,
Julia McQuillan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
public understanding of science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.116
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1361-6609
pISSN - 0963-6625
DOI - 10.1177/0963662515625402
Subject(s) - sample (material) , reproductive technology , psychology , sociology , political science , pregnancy , biology , chemistry , lactation , chromatography , genetics
Public awareness and utilization of assisted reproductive technology has been increasing, but little is known about changes in ethical concerns over time. The National Survey of Fertility Barriers, a national, probability-based sample of US women, asked 2031 women the same set of questions about ethical concerns regarding six reproductive technologies on two separate occasions approximately 3 years apart. At Wave 1 (2004-2007), women had more concerns about treatments entailing the involvement of a third party than about treatments that did not. Ethical concerns declined between Wave 1 and Wave 2, but they declined faster for treatments entailing the involvement of a third party. Ethical concerns declined faster for women with greater levels of concern at Wave 1. Initial ethical concerns were higher, and there was less of a decline in ethical concerns for women with higher initial levels of religiosity.
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