Public Attitudes in Japan Toward the Reproductive use of Gametes Derived from Human-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
Kyoko Akatsuka, Taichi Hatta, Tsutomu Sawai, Misao Fujita
Abstract
PURPOSE: derived (IVD)-gametes. METHODS: We conducted an online survey and obtained answers from 3096 respondents. RESULTS: More than half of the respondents agreed with the reproductive use of IVD-gametes by infertile heterosexual married couples but disagreed with the same use by unmarried or homosexual individuals. Nearly 70.0% disagreed with the use for designing a baby. DISCUSSION: In Japan at present, the use of IVD-gametes that deviate from societal values regarding reproduction and family prescribed by the conventional marriage system is unlikely to be accepted. It is also unlikely to be accepted for non-treatment purposes in reproduction.
Topics & Concepts
Induced pluripotent stem cellStem cellBiologyCell biologyBiotechnologyGeneticsEmbryonic stem cellGeneReproductive Health and TechnologiesPluripotent Stem Cells ResearchBiomedical Ethics and Regulation