Frandell Ashlee, Islam Shaika, Chen Tipeng, Caldarulo Mattia, Johnson Timothy P, Michalegko Lesley, Zhang Yidan, Welch Eric
University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
Womens Health Rep (New Rochelle). 2024 Sep 4;5(1):602-612. doi: 10.1089/whr.2024.0041. eCollection 2024.
In 2022, the US Supreme Court decision in to overturn federal law safeguarding abortion rights led to considerable national debate on abortion and reproductive rights. We report the findings of a survey of academic scientists' perspectives regarding abortion rights, state policies, and the impact of the 2022 Supreme Court decision in . Furthermore, we look at how academic scientists' institutions acted to address the decision. Using a 2023 cross-sectional survey, we address the following research questions: (i) What are scientists' views of abortion rights? (ii) How have scientists responded to the 2022 Supreme Court decision in ? and (iii) How are their views different from that of the general public with regard to and abortion rights in general? Findings show that abortion was a key factor influencing scientists' voting decisions. We also highlight substantial differences between scientists' perspectives and those of the general population and reveal gender differences of opinions within the scientific community. We conclude by presenting the actions implemented by universities and scholars in response to the decision and discuss the implications our results have for both policy and practice.
2022年，美国最高法院关于推翻保障堕胎权联邦法律的裁决引发了全国范围内关于堕胎和生殖权利的激烈辩论。我们报告了一项针对学术科学家对堕胎权、州政策以及2022年最高法院该裁决影响的观点的调查结果。此外，我们审视了学术科学家所在机构针对该裁决采取的行动。通过2023年的横断面调查，我们探讨以下研究问题：（i）科学家对堕胎权的看法是什么？（ii）科学家如何回应2022年最高法院的该裁决？以及（iii）在该裁决和堕胎权总体方面，他们的观点与普通公众有何不同？研究结果表明，堕胎是影响科学家投票决定的关键因素。我们还强调了科学家观点与普通民众观点之间的显著差异，并揭示了科学界内部的意见性别差异。我们通过介绍大学和学者针对该裁决采取的行动来得出结论，并讨论我们的结果对政策和实践的影响。
