Review examines attitudes toward human brain organoids, highlighting practical concerns and ethical gaps.
We review 13 empirical studies examining attitudes toward human brain organoid (HBO) research. Stakeholders tend to emphasize practical concerns-worries about commercialization, reproductive cloning, informed consent, and uncertainty about consequences-rather than issues related to consciousness. Based on these findings, we identify three priority areas for future ethical and policy discussions.
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