TY - JOUR
T1 - Attitudes towards human fetal tissue research
T2 - Survey of researchers and the public in Japan
AU - Yui, Hideki
AU - Kamisato, Ayako
AU - Muto, Kaori
AU - Yashiro, Yoshimi
AU - Watanabe, Saori
AU - Kiya, Yukitaka
AU - Fujisawa, Kumiko
AU - Inoue, Yusuke
AU - Yamagata, Zentaro
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Japanese Society for Regenerative Medicine
PY - 2023/12
Y1 - 2023/12
N2 - 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.
AB - 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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U2 - 10.1016/j.reth.2023.05.007
DO - 10.1016/j.reth.2023.05.007
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85161995810
SN - 2352-3204
VL - 24
SP - 78
EP - 84
JO - Regenerative Therapy
JF - Regenerative Therapy
ER -