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KMID : 1172020120130010051
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Journal of Korean Bioethics Association
2012 Volume.13 No. 1 p.51 ~ p.66
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A Study on Public Attitudes toward Xenotransplantation
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Mo Hyo-Jung
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Abstract
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Xenotransplantation may provide an alternative to the shortage of allograft for transplantation. It raises a number of social and ethical issues, such as a possible outbreak of zoonosis, violating an individual’s privacy related to the life-long surveillance, the impossibility of withdrawing consent, the necessity of family consent and issues related to using the source animal. In each country there have been number of public participation attempts to gather a social consensus related to xenotransplantation. Since 2003 in Korea there has also been questionnaire surveys conducted on the general public, xenotransplantation researchers and type 1 diabetics. Results showed that, in general, over half of the public accepted the legitimacy of xenotransplantation, but they understood the requirement of the various regulations to protect public health. Most xenotransplantation researchers accepted xenotransplantation, however, they recognized that more study is needed before clinical application progresses. The type 1 diabetics, who may be the first subjects of xenotransplantation, generally did not accept xenotransplantation. They reacted negatively to the life-long surveillance, the body donation and the autopsy. In order to put in place the necessary regulatory systems and future policy initiatives, it is important to elicit; the opinion of the public who assess its influence in a neutral position, the advice of scientists who evaluate based on scientific expertise, and the view of patients who provide the opinion from the perspective of those who will be the ultimate recipients.
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KEYWORD
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Xenotransplantation, Public attitude, Social consensus, Public consultation
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