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ArticleThe American journal of bioethics : AJOB2024

Bioethicists Today: Results of the Views in Bioethics Survey.

Leah Pierson, Sophie Gibert, Leila Orszag, Haley K Sullivan, Rachel Yuexin Fei, Govind Persad, Emily A Largent

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Article in The American journal of bioethics : AJOB, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Leah PiersonHarvard Medical School.ORCID 0000-0001-7135-8825
Sophie GibertMassachusetts Institute of Technology.ORCID 0000-0001-9607-1484
Leila OrszagBryn Mawr College.
Haley K SullivanHarvard Interfaculty Initiative in Health Policy.ORCID 0000-0002-0622-1846
Rachel Yuexin FeiWellesley College.
Govind PersadUniversity of Denver.ORCID 0000-0002-9436-9209
Emily A LargentUniversity of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine.ORCID 0000-0002-7536-5077

Funding

Medical Scientist Training ProgramT32GM144273 · NIGMS · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI David Shumway Jones, Jacqueline A. Lees · 2022 to 2026
$14.7M
NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM144273
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bioethicists influence practices and policies in medicine, science, and public health. However, little is known about bioethicists' views. We recently surveyed 824 U.S. bioethicists on a wide range of ethical issues, including topics related to abortion, medical aid in dying, and resource allocation, among others. We also asked bioethicists about their demographic, religious, academic, and professional backgrounds. We find that bioethicists' normative commitments predict their views on bioethical issues. We also find that, in important ways, bioethicists' views do not align with those of the U.S. public: for instance, bioethicists are more likely than members of the public to think abortion is ethically permissible but are less likely to believe compensating organ donors is. Our demographic results indicate the field of bioethics is far less diverse than the U.S. population-less diverse even than other academic disciplines-suggesting far more work needs to be done to build an inclusive field.

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Bioethical IssuesBioethicsEthicistsAbortion, InducedAdultAttitude of Health PersonnelFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPregnancyPublic OpinionSuicide, AssistedSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesHealth policyprofessional ethicspublic healthsocial science research

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PMID38709117
PMCPMC12064880

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