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Attitudes of Swedes to marginal donors and xenotransplantation

Author

Summary, in English

The aim of our survey was to capture the attitudes of Swedes to marginal donors and xenotransplantation. Modern biotechnology makes it possible to replace non-functioning organs, cells, and genes. Nonetheless, people may have reservations and fears about such treatments. With the survey, Attitudes of the General Public to Transplants, we have sought to expose the ambivalence that arises when medical possibilities are juxtaposed with ideas of risk. The design of the questionnaire originates from the interdisciplinary cooperation between ethnologists, medical scientists, and geneticists. By combining qualitative and quantitative methods, it is possible to illustrate the complexity that characterises peoples view of modern biomedicine. Peoples reflections are based on a personal and situation bound morality, which does not necessarily coincide with what they generally consider as ethically justifiable

Publishing year

2003

Language

English

Pages

186-192

Publication/Series

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volume

29

Issue

3

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

BMJ Publishing Group

Topic

  • Ethnology

Keywords

  • interdisciplinary research
  • xenotransplantation
  • culture
  • ethics
  • risk
  • marginal donors

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1473-4257