Table 9 Acceptance of surrogacy scale
Study group | Total (N = 452) | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Medical students (N = 248) | Lawyers (N = 204) | ||||
Surrogacy is a good way to help infertile couples have a child with their own genetic characteristics | Mean (SD) | 3.92 (1.11) | 3.62 (1.32) | 3.79 (1.22) | 0.028 |
Surrogacy reduces psychological tension in infertile couples | Mean (SD) | 3.68 (1.11) | 3.71 (1.26) | 3.69 (1.18) | 0.410 |
Surrogacy improves the life satisfaction of infertile couples | Mean (SD) | 3.79 (1.08) | 3.73 (1.22) | 3.76 (1.14) | 0.876 |
Surrogacy can prevent divorce and strengthens family structure | Mean (SD) | 3.29 (1.14) | 3.38 (1.25) | 3.33 (1.19) | 0.365 |
If there is no other infertility treatment option, surrogacy could be the last choice | Mean (SD) | 3.80 (1.08) | 3.80 (1.39) | 3.80 (1.23) | 0.185 |
I prefer to be voluntarily childless rather than to accept surrogacy | Mean (SD) | 3.59 (1.29) | 3.66 (1.47) | 3.62 (1.38) | 0.260 |
Adoption is better than surrogacy | Mean (SD) | 2.73 (1.26) | 2.96 (1.40) | 2.83 (1.32) | 0.060 |
Surrogacy is against religion | Mean (SD) | 3.07 (1.18) | 2.95 (1.43) | 3.01 (1.30) | 0.391 |