Homburg Roy, Husain Fatima, Gudi Anil, Brincat Mark, Shah Amit
Homerton Fertility Centre, Homerton University NHS Foundation Trust Hospital, London, UK.
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2018 Dec;231:204-209. doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2018.10.051. Epub 2018 Oct 30.
Religious teachings encourage fertility. The rapid progress of reproductive science has proved a challenge to interpret and adapt to assisted reproductive techniques which were not even dreamed of in ancient scriptures. The clash between religion and science has produced separate laws for each religion and reproductive practitioners are often at a loss to understand and accept them. Four lay members of different religions have set out the thinking of their religion regarding assisted reproductive techniques, concentrating in particular on gamete donation. Similarities rather than differences seem to dominate in the attitudes of the orthodox Catholic, Hindu, Jewish and Muslim beliefs and doctrines. The knowledge of these various religious beliefs and attitudes, as well as promoting a greater understanding, should help reproductive practitioners to accept and abide by the religious wishes of their patients.
宗教教义鼓励生育。生殖科学的迅速发展对解释和适应辅助生殖技术构成了挑战，而这些技术在古代经文中甚至都未曾被设想过。宗教与科学的冲突导致每个宗教都有各自不同的法律，生殖从业者常常难以理解和接受这些法律。四位不同宗教的普通信徒阐述了他们各自宗教对于辅助生殖技术的看法，尤其聚焦于配子捐赠。在东正教天主教、印度教、犹太教和伊斯兰教的信仰及教义态度中，相似之处而非差异似乎更为突出。了解这些不同的宗教信仰和态度，以及促进更深入的理解，应有助于生殖从业者接受并遵循患者的宗教意愿。
