Między nakazem a wyborem. Zapłodnienie pozaustrojowe metodą in vitro w opinii licealistów i studentów. Na podstawie własnych badań socjologicznych
Between order and choice. In vitro fertilization method in the opinion of high school and university students. On the basis of sociological research

Summary/Abstract: In this article I analyze the opinions of high school students from Kalisz (Poland) and unversity students from Poznań (Poland) on the extracorporeal fertilization in vitro and the possibility of using it by infertile married couples. The problem of this method of treatment is connected with medical conscience clause which can in practical application prevent married couples from using it and becoming parents. The basis of this analysis is sociological research carried out in 2011 on 456 students in Kalisz and 426 students in Poznań (courses: sociology, pedagogy, information technology and management). These studies have shown that the majority of the respondents (70.4 %) accepts this method of infertility treatment and its use in practice; a similar proportion (69.8%) opposes the negative position of the Roman Catholic Church questioning this method of infertility treatment and prohibiting its use by its followers. Similarly, the majority of high school students and university students (52.4%) reject the medical conscience clause that Catholic doctors use in relation to in vitro fertilization. The dominant percentage of respondents (68.8%) does not recognize this method of fertilization as morally wrong or as a cardinal sin. Only 23,6% of the responders support the position of the Catholic Church and are against the in vitro method.

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