Ethical Attitudes on Human Cloning Among Professionals in Taiwan and the Policy Implications for Regulation.

This research focused on understanding the attitudes toward human cloning in Taiwan among professionals in healthcare, law, and religion. Design: The study was conducted utilizing a structured questionnaire. Participants: 220 healthcare professionals from two regional hospitals located in Taipei, 351 religious professionals in the northern Taiwan and 711 legal professionals were selected by to receive questionnaires. The valid response rate is 42.1% Main measurements: The questions were generated by an expert panel and represented major arguments in the human cloning debate. There were a total of six Likert scaled questions in the questionnaire. The responses were coded from 1 to 5 with 1 representing strong opposition to human cloning, 3 representing a neutral attitude; and 5 representing a strong favorable attitude toward human cloning. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]