Notkun stofnfrumna úr fósturvísum til lækninga : viðhorfskönnun meðal íslenskra lækna, lögfræðinga og presta

Neðst á síðunni er hægt að nálgast greinina í heild sinni með því að smella á hlekkinn View/Open Objective: To study the bioethical standpoints among three groups of Icelandic professionals in relation to the use of embryonic stem cells for medical-therapeutical purposes. Material and methods: In Ju...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Trausti Óskarsson, Flóki Guðmundsson, Jóhann Agúst Sigurðsson, Linn Getz, Vilhjálmur Árnason
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:Icelandic
Published: Læknafélag Íslands, Læknafélag Reykjavíkur 2007
Subjects:
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2336/13288
Description
Summary:Neðst á síðunni er hægt að nálgast greinina í heild sinni með því að smella á hlekkinn View/Open Objective: To study the bioethical standpoints among three groups of Icelandic professionals in relation to the use of embryonic stem cells for medical-therapeutical purposes. Material and methods: In June 2002, a questionnaire was sent by mail to a random sample of 284 doctors and 293 lawyers, as well as all 168 practicing clergymen in Iceland. The participants' position in relation to the use of embryonic stem cells for therapeutical purposes was elicited through general questions as well as case examples. 290 questionnaires (39%) were returned. Results: 62% of participants believed the embryo to have an ethical status superior to that of biologically comparable life forms. 20% of respondents considered its status as equal to that of a grown human being, whilst 18% considered it equal to biologically comparable primitive life forms. There was a difference between the respondent groups (p<0,05). A vast majority believed the use of embryonic stem cells for therapeutical purposes to be justifiable, although the origin of the stem cells appeared to make a difference to many respondents. 8% of participants took an unconditional position against the use of embryonic stem cells. Among those who considered the use of embryonic stem cells with a therapeutic aim to be justifiable, 71% believed that embryonic stem cells should only be utilized to treat diseases of a severe nature. 64% of participants defended the idea of therapeutic cloning with the intention to treat a patient with Parkinson's disease, but the case history elicited considerable difference between professional groups. Clergymen and lawyers tended to hold firmer attitudes, clergymen against and lawyers for the use of stem cells, whilst medical doctors as a group positioned themselves more towards the middle. Female respondents generally took a more modest stand whilst males were more likely to take a firmer stand in both directions. A vast majority (87%) ...