Attitudes towards human fetal tissue research: Survey of researchers and the public in Japan

INTRODUCTION: The rules for human fetal tissue (HFT) research in Japan are unclear. METHODS: In this paper, we conducted a web survey to examine the attitudes of Japanese researchers (n=535) and the public (n=3,000) toward HFT research. RESULTS: The results demonstrated that 5.8% of researchers and...

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Autores principales: Yui, Hideki, Kamisato, Ayako, Muto, Kaori, Yashiro, Yoshimi, Watanabe, Saori, Kiya, Yukitaka, Fujisawa, Kumiko, Inoue, Yusuke, Yamagata, Zentaro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Japanese Society for Regenerative Medicine 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10275693/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37334241
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.reth.2023.05.007
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: The rules for human fetal tissue (HFT) research in Japan are unclear. METHODS: In this paper, we conducted a web survey to examine the attitudes of Japanese researchers (n=535) and the public (n=3,000) toward HFT research. RESULTS: The results demonstrated that 5.8% of researchers and 18.8% of the public explicitly opposed HFT research, and 71.8% of the researchers thought that the rules for HFT research need to be clarified. Even among researchers who intended to consider conducting HFT research, 74.2% responded that the rules should be clarified. Although different from attitudes to make decisions regarding HFT donation, being non-religious and in their reproductive age among women in the public group were factors for accepting attitudes toward HFT research. CONCLUSION: To establish the rules, it is necessary to develop a system that can adequately protect vulnerable women who are asked to provide HFT.

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