The Socio-Cultural Implications of the New Reproductive Technologies in the Global Context

该项目的目标如下：1）比较积极分析新生殖技术（NRT）的社会文化影响的学科的理论框架，如人类学、医学、法律、生物伦理学、性别研究; 2）获得关于意大利、英国、芬兰、丹麦、法国、瑞士、美国、加拿大、新加坡、大韩民国; 3）制订非自愿生殖技术对父母及/或家庭的社会文化影响;及4）初步制订先进医疗技术如器官移植及输血的社会文化影响。研究结果如下：（1）各学科都有其理论性和主题性的特点，这意味着要实现对新技术的社会文化影响的全面研究，就需要组织跨学科的研究。2)通过实地调查，阐明了新加坡、韩国和日本对最先进的非现实技术的立法刚刚起步，控制非现实技术的法规和法律反映了各国的社会文化“传统”。3)新技术不仅改变了父母和/或家庭的外部结构，而且改变了其内部结构。4)先进的医疗技术如器官移植或输血等，令我们对身体和生命的看法有了根本的改变。有关研究成果的详情，可参阅参考文献内所载的文章和书籍。"

The objectives of the project are the followings: 1) to compare the theoretical framework of disciplines actively analyzing the socio-cultural implications of the new reproductive technologies (NRTs) such as anthropology, medicine, law, bioethics, gender studies, 2) to obtain the field data regarding the socio-cultural reactions towards the NRTs in Italy, the United Kingdom, Finland, Denmark, France, Switzerland, the United States of America, Canada, Singapore, the Republic of Korea, 3) to formulate the socio-cultural implications of the NRTs on parenthood and/or family, and 4) to formulate preliminary the socio-cultural implications of the advanced medical technologies such as organ implantation and blood transfusion.The research findings are the followings:1) There are theoretical and topical features in each disciplines and that means in order to materialize a comprehensive study of the socio-cultural implications of the NRTs we need to organize a trans-disciplinary research. 2) Through the field research, it is clarified that Singapore, Korea and Japan have been just starting to legislate for/against putting the most-advanced NRTs intopractical use and that regulations and laws controlling the NRTs reflex the socio-cultural "tradition" of each country. 3) The NRTs have been changing not only the external structure of parenthood and/or family but also their internal structure. 4) The use of advanced medical technologies such as organ implantation or blood transfusion have brought about the fundamental change of our view of body and life.The details of research findings can be seen in the articles and books listed in the "References."