1. Soldiers' Preferences Regarding Sperm Preservation, Posthumous Reproduction, and Attributes of a Potential "Posthumous Mother".
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Bokek-Cohen, Ya'arit and Ravitsky, Vardit
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BEREAVEMENT , *BIOETHICS , *CHILD rearing , *CRYOPRESERVATION of organs, tissues, etc. , *INFORMED consent (Medical law) , *PRESERVATION of organs, tissues, etc. , *QUESTIONNAIRES , *SEMEN , *PSYCHOLOGY of military personnel , *SPOUSES , *SURROGATE mothers , *FEMININITY , *POSTHUMOUS conception , *ATTITUDES toward pregnancy - Abstract
We present study results regarding soldiers' willingness to conduct posthumous reproduction. Two hundred twelve Israeli soldiers filled in a questionnaire designed to examine their willingness to cryopreserve sperm and evaluate in which familial circumstances they would consent to posthumous reproduction. They ranked the desirability of 46 attributes of a potential mother and a life partner. Findings indicate a relatively high predisposition in favor of posthumous-assisted reproduction; the wishes of soldiers' parents had much more influence on soldiers' willingness to pursue this technology than those of a partner. Soldiers preferred "feminine" jobs for a potential mother that would allow her to dedicate herself to child-rearing. The desired traits of such a mother were rated similarly to partner preferences; however, significant differences were found in attributes that are most related to the potential mother's devotion to maternity. Interpretations of these findings are contextualized in relation to ethical and bereavement considerations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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