A sense of autonomy is preserved under Chinese reproductive policies
A sense of autonomy is preserved under Chinese reproductive policies
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DOI：
10.1080/14636770500037636
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发表时间：
2005-04-01
影响因子：
1.8
通讯作者：
Macer, DRJ
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作者：
Su, BQ;Macer, DRJ
中国自1979年以来一直实行独生子女政策，自2002年以来一直实行计划生育法。本文分析了中国公众和专家对生育自主权问题的评论。中国的优生概念比优生学更适合作为中国社会政策和公众态度的表达。对健康生育的广泛支持具有政策含义。受访者中没有人说他们曾经使用超声波来选择孩子的性别，也没有人因为胎儿的性别而堕胎。尽管从他们的经验流产的坏印象，大多数人会流产胎儿与遗传疾病。农村地区的受访者不太可能使用产前护理，这表明中国的生殖问题更重要。调查结果与西方大多数论文对中国现状的看法形成了鲜明对比，表明人们对社会需求的伦理平衡普遍感到满意，但仍有生育自主感。需要通过更大规模的调查和访谈研究进一步研究这些问题。
China has had a one-child family policy since 1979 and a National Family Planning Law since 2002. This paper presents analysis of comments from members of the general public and experts in China on the question of reproductive autonomy. The Chinese concept of 'Yousheng' ( healthy birth) is more appropriate than eugenics as an expression of Chinese social policy and public attitudes. The widespread support for healthy birth has policy implications. None of the persons interviewed said that they had ever used ultrasound to choose the gender of their child nor had an abortion for the reason of a fetus's gender. Despite the bad impression of abortion from their experience, most would abort a fetus with a genetic disease. Respondents in rural areas were less likely to use prenatal care, pointing to more important social problems in reproduction in China. The impressions given from the survey stands in contrast to the implications of the majority of Western papers on the Chinese situation, and indicate that people are generally satisfied with the ethical balance towards the societal needs over individual autonomy, but they still have a sense of reproductive autonomy. There needs to be further study into these issues with larger surveys and interview studies.