title: Decline in ethical concerns about reproductive technologies among a representative sample of US women.
abstract: Public awareness and utilization of assisted reproductive technology has been increasing, but little is known about changes in ethical concerns over time. The National Survey of Fertility Barriers, a national, probability-based sample of US women, asked 2031 women the same set of questions about ethical concerns regarding six reproductive technologies on two separate occasions approximately 3 years apart. At Wave 1 (2004-2007), women had more concerns about treatments entailing the involvement of a third party than about treatments that did not. Ethical concerns declined between Wave 1 and Wave 2, but they declined faster for treatments entailing the involvement of a third party. Ethical concerns declined faster for women with greater levels of concern at Wave 1. Initial ethical concerns were higher, and there was less of a decline in ethical concerns for women with higher initial levels of religiosity.
authors.affiliation: Alfred University, USA.
authors.forename: Arthur L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Greil
authors.affiliation: Old Dominion University, USA.
authors.forename: Kathleen S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Slauson-Blevins
authors.affiliation: Oklahoma State University, USA.
authors.forename: Karina M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Shreffler
authors.affiliation: Tulane University, USA.
authors.forename: Katherine M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.affiliation: Alfred University, USA.
authors.forename: Michelle H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Lowry
authors.affiliation: Alfred University, USA.
authors.forename: Andrea R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Burch
authors.affiliation: University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA.
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McQuillan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D027724:Reproductive Techniques, Assisted / Q000941:ethics* / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States
keywords: biotechnology; ethics; genetic and reproductive technologies