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Table 2 Medical Students opinions on controversial ethical issues

From: Medical students and controversial ethical issues: results from the multicenter study SBRAME

Ethical issue

I have no objections

I have religious objections

I have non-religious objections

I have religious and non-religious objections

I have no opinion

Euthanasia

1468 (41.4%)

259 (7.3%)

531 (15.1%)

653 (18.4%)

631 (17.8%)

Life support withdrawal

1621 (45.7%)

185 (5.2%)

665 (18.7%)

532 (15.0%)

547 (15.4%)

Abortion for Genetic Reasons

1818 (51.2%)

294 (8.3%)

487 (13.7%)

570 (16.2%)

382 (10.8%)

Abortion from failed contraception

829 (23.3%)

304 (8.6%)

1076 (30.3%)

1076 (30.3%)

270 (7.6%)

Prescription contraceptives

3216 (90.8%)

44 (1.2%)

142 (4.1%)

36 (1.0%)

102 (2.9%)

Embryonic stem cell use

2908 (82.0%)

94 (2.6%)

162 (4.6%)

121 (3.4%)

263 (7.4%)

Adult stem cell use

3106 (87.5%)

44 (1.2%)

125 (3.5%)

71 (2.0%)

205 (5.8%)

Human cloning

1678 (47.3%)

166 (4.7%)

720 (20.3%)

502 (14.1%)

484 (13.6%)