Controlling Birth: Science, Politics, and Public Policy
- 15 February 2005
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Social Issues
- Vol. 61 (1), 181-191
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0022-4537.2005.00400.x
Abstract
Reproductive technologies raise a host of social and legal issues that challenge basic values and create intense controversy. If researchers wish to inform public policies related to reproductive technologies, they must understand how the scientific enterprise is being manipulated and research findings are being misrepresented to justify a particular social agenda and restrict access to contraception and abortion. To counter these distortions, scientists must defend the science advisory process, be involved in dissemination of their research findings beyond simple publication in scientific journals, and actively work to ensure that the findings are not misrepresented to the public.Keywords
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