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

ABSTRACT:

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 resear

SUBMITTER: Yui H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10275693 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature