TY - JOUR A1 - Milewski, Nadja A1 - Haug, Sonja T1 - Religious Diversity and Women’s Attitudes Toward Using Assisted Reproductive Technologies BT - Insights from a Pilot Study in Germany JF - Journal of Religion and Demography N2 - This study examines women’s attitudes toward the own use of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) by their religious affiliation in Germany. The social relevance of ART is increasing in Western countries due to overall low birth rates, a high rate of childlessness, and a gap between the desired and the actual numbers of children. Previous literature has been scarce, however, on attitudes toward ART, and religious diversity has not been included in studies on ART. Our analysis is based on data collected in a pilot study in 2014 and 2015. The sample includes 944 women aged 18 to 50 living in Germany. The results show that Muslim women were significantly more likely than Christian women to say they would consider using ART; having no religious affiliation was associated with the least open attitude toward ART usage. KW - Reproduktionsmedizin KW - Frau KW - Religion KW - Deutschland KW - social attitudes KW - fertility KW - ART KW - reproductive health KW - Germany Y1 - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1163/2589742X-12347104 SN - 2589-742X VL - 7 IS - 1 SP - 150 EP - 168 PB - Brill ER -