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Purpose: The purpose of the research is to identify the opinions of nurses and nurses working in a institution that serves in the field of women and children’s health on ethical issues related to practices that help reproduction. Method: The sample of the study consists of 142 nurses and parents who work in the Hatay Women's Birth and Child Diseases Hospital and agree to participate in the study. The data collection form used was prepared by researchers by scanning literature. It contains three questions for determining demographic information and eight expressions involving ethical issues related to reproductive practices. The participants were asked to express their opinions on these eight expressions through the Triple Likert (I agree-I do not agree). Results: 97.20% of participants are women, 61.98% parents and 43.70% graduates, with an average age of 36.72. Among the statements included in the data collection form, the participants indicate that they are most accepted the views that the last hope of non-born couples is that sperm and ovum donations will be legalized in our country (77.40%) and that donors should be paid payments to encourage sperm and ovum donations to be used in scientific studies (58.20%). The two opinions that the participants are highly opposed are that fertilized eggs prepared and not used for invitro fertilization are appropriate to be assessed as scientific research material (74.60%) and that social security institutions should pay the fees for reproductive aid without any limitation (73.20%). Result: It is possible to say that the values of both professional and traditional culture influence participants’ opinions about practices that help to grow.

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