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“So, what is an embryo?” A comparative study of the views of those asked to donate embryos for hESC research in the UK and Switzerland
The moral status of the human embryo has gained much attention in debates over the acceptability, or otherwise, of human embryonic stem cell research. Far less attention has been paid to the suppliers of those embryos: people who have undergone IVF treatment to produce embryos to assist them to have...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3419546/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22904673 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14636770802077041 |
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author | Haimes, Erica Porz, Rouven Scully, Jackie Rehmann-Sutter, Christoph |
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description | The moral status of the human embryo has gained much attention in debates over the acceptability, or otherwise, of human embryonic stem cell research. Far less attention has been paid to the suppliers of those embryos: people who have undergone IVF treatment to produce embryos to assist them to have a baby. It is sociologically and ethically important to understand their views and experiences of being asked to donate embryos for research if we are to fully understand the wider social and regulatory aspects of hESC science. This paper reports on parallel studies investigating these issues in the UK and in Switzerland. The studies reveal the inextricable entangling of the social and moral status of embryos. Since donors participate in different discursive domains and contexts (public, clinic, family) that shape their perception of “what” an embryo is, their views of embryos embody conflicting ideas and ambivalences. |
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spelling | pubmed-34195462012-08-17 “So, what is an embryo?” A comparative study of the views of those asked to donate embryos for hESC research in the UK and Switzerland Haimes, Erica Porz, Rouven Scully, Jackie Rehmann-Sutter, Christoph New Genet Soc Research Article The moral status of the human embryo has gained much attention in debates over the acceptability, or otherwise, of human embryonic stem cell research. Far less attention has been paid to the suppliers of those embryos: people who have undergone IVF treatment to produce embryos to assist them to have a baby. It is sociologically and ethically important to understand their views and experiences of being asked to donate embryos for research if we are to fully understand the wider social and regulatory aspects of hESC science. This paper reports on parallel studies investigating these issues in the UK and in Switzerland. The studies reveal the inextricable entangling of the social and moral status of embryos. Since donors participate in different discursive domains and contexts (public, clinic, family) that shape their perception of “what” an embryo is, their views of embryos embody conflicting ideas and ambivalences. Taylor & Francis 2008-08-24 2008-06 /pmc/articles/PMC3419546/ /pubmed/22904673 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14636770802077041 Text en © 2008 Taylor & Francis http://www.informaworld.com/mpp/uploads/iopenaccess_tcs.pdf This is an open access article distributed under the Supplemental Terms and Conditions for iOpenAccess articles published in Taylor & Francis journals (http://www.informaworld.com/mpp/uploads/iopenaccess_tcs.pdf) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Haimes, Erica Porz, Rouven Scully, Jackie Rehmann-Sutter, Christoph “So, what is an embryo?” A comparative study of the views of those asked to donate embryos for hESC research in the UK and Switzerland |
title | “So, what is an embryo?” A comparative study of the views of those asked to donate embryos for hESC research in the UK and Switzerland |
title_full | “So, what is an embryo?” A comparative study of the views of those asked to donate embryos for hESC research in the UK and Switzerland |
title_fullStr | “So, what is an embryo?” A comparative study of the views of those asked to donate embryos for hESC research in the UK and Switzerland |
title_full_unstemmed | “So, what is an embryo?” A comparative study of the views of those asked to donate embryos for hESC research in the UK and Switzerland |
title_short | “So, what is an embryo?” A comparative study of the views of those asked to donate embryos for hESC research in the UK and Switzerland |
title_sort | “so, what is an embryo?” a comparative study of the views of those asked to donate embryos for hesc research in the uk and switzerland |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3419546/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22904673 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14636770802077041 |
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