Ethical attitudes on human cloning among professionals in Taiwan and the policy implications for regulation.

From: Issues in Law & Medicine | Date: June 22, 2005| Author: Chen, Jiun-Shyan; Chung, Chun-Chin; Lin, Chiou-Fen; Lu, Meei-Shiow; Yang, Che-Ming | Copyright information

Abstract: This research focused on understanding the attitudes toward human cloning in Taiwan among professionals in healthcare, law, and religion.

Design: The study was conducted utilizing a structured questionnaire. Participants: 220 healthcare professionals from two regional hospitals located in Taipei, 351 religious professionals in the northern Taiwan and 711 legal professionals were selected by to receive questionnaires. The valid response rate is 42.1%

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