Korean Journal of Medical Ethics

The Korean Society for Medical Ethics

Korean J Med Ethics 2005; 8(2):131-139

pISSN: 2005-8284, eISSN: 2234-3598

DOI: https://doi.org/10.35301/ksme.2005.8.2.131

Article

인공수정에 대한 윤리적 문제의 고찰 필요성 조사 연구

최정석¹, 김건엽¹, 홍장희¹

Survey on the Bioethical Issues related to Artificial Insemination

Jeong-Suk CHOI¹, Keon-Yeop KIM¹, Jang-Hee HONG¹

¹건양대학교 의학과

¹College of Medicine, Konyang University

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Published Online: Dec 31, 2005

ABSTRACT

Purpose : This study was done to identify opinions and attitudes on the bioethical issues related to artificial insemination.

Methods : The survey was done directly on medical students(99), professor(18), high school teacher(44), pregnant women(50), adults(151) and indirectly through internet on adults(390). Analysis samples included 752 cases and were analyzed using the SPSS-program for descriptive ststistics.

Results : This study investigates social attitudes on the bioethical issues related to artificial insemination. About 69% of respondents agreed that artificial insemination was the proper treatment for infertility. 56% of them regarded donated-egg as a living existence. Therefore they emphasized that the remaininng of donated-egg were donated for other infertilized persons or medical science. Respondents were also worry over the bioethical issues related to artificial insemination. The bioethical issues were mainly related to parental authority, surrogate mother, egg donor, and surplus egg.

Keywords: 인공수정; 대리모; 불임

Keywords: Artificial insemination; Surrogate mother; Infertility