Hens Kristien, Moormann Emma, Smajdor Anna, Cutas Daniela
Department of Philosophy, University of Antwerp, Antwerpen, Belgium
Department of Philosophy, University of Antwerp, Antwerpen, Belgium.
J Med Ethics. 2025 May 21;51(6):411-415. doi: 10.1136/jme-2023-109808.
In this paper, we report the results from an experimental reproductive ethics study exploring questions about reproduction and parenthood. The main finding in our study is that, while we may assume that everyone understands these concepts and their relationship in the same way, this assumption may be unwarranted. For example, we may assume that if 'x is y's father', it follows that 'y is x's child'. However, the participants in our study did not necessarily agree that it does follow. This means, at the very least, that we need to make sure all parties in a debate have the same relationships in mind when talking about reproduction and parenthood. Moreover, it gives us reason to explore more carefully the conditions which support or undermine the connections between these concepts. This cannot come from purely theoretical reasoning, nor from empirical research alone, but from the alliance between the two.
在本文中，我们报告了一项关于生殖伦理的实验性研究结果，该研究探讨了有关生殖和为人父母的问题。我们研究的主要发现是，虽然我们可能认为每个人对这些概念及其关系的理解方式相同，但这种假设可能是没有根据的。例如，我们可能认为如果“x是y的父亲”，那么“y是x的孩子”。然而，我们研究中的参与者并不一定认同这一推断。这至少意味着，在讨论生殖和为人父母时，我们需要确保辩论中的各方都对相同的关系有清晰的认识。此外，这也促使我们更仔细地探究支持或削弱这些概念之间联系的条件。这既不能仅来自纯粹的理论推理，也不能仅来自实证研究，而应来自两者的结合。
