Young people and assisted reproduction

Abstract

Rationale: Until not too long ago, nature and biology were two of the few phenomena that provided security due to their stability. At present, these processes are rapidly changing and social beliefs will have to adapt. Objectives: The aim of this study is to find out the opinion of young people concerning assisted reproduction (to know their ideological representations, values and beliefs) Design and Methodology: Five discussion groups were formed, with six young people per group. The data collected in the study were presented in the form of a narrative text and later analysed using the Miles and Huberman (1994) data analysis outline. Results: Six established categories arose from the discussions, and finally, they were analysed using a map of significant analysis. Conclusions: Reproduction technologies can induce changes within families, and particularly amongst the female, by promoting changes in people’s cultural makeup. It would be a good idea to establish educational programmes in order to obtain statistical data on infertility, its causes, as well as the assisted reproduction techniques that can be used; success, failure, and complications. The creation of this kind of programmes should be encouraged since there is confusion and a lack of knowledge amongst future users.

Keywords

• Jóvenes
• Reproducción asistida
• Biológico/social
• Naturaleza/cultura