Do embryos have interests? Why embryos are identical to future persons but not harmed by death
A Simmons - Journal of bioethical inquiry, 2012 - Springer
Are embryos deserving of moral consideration in our actions? A standard view suggests that
embryos are considerable only if they have interests. One argument for embryonic interests …
embryos are considerable only if they have interests. One argument for embryonic interests …
Embryo loss and moral status
J Delaney - The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy: A Forum …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
There is a significant debate over the moral status of human embryos. This debate has
important implications for practices like abortion and IVF. Some argue that embryos have the …
important implications for practices like abortion and IVF. Some argue that embryos have the …
Does respect for embryos entail respect for gametes?
A Gómez-Lobo - Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics, 2004 - Springer
Respect for human embryos is often defended on the basis of the potentiality argument:
embryos deserve respect because they already possess potentially the features that in …
embryos deserve respect because they already possess potentially the features that in …
Moral qualms, future persons, and embryo research
DM Shaw - Bioethics, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Many people have moral qualms about embryo research, feeling that embryos must deserve
some kind of protection, if not so much as is afforded to persons. This paper will show that …
some kind of protection, if not so much as is afforded to persons. This paper will show that …
[PDF][PDF] The question of the embryo's moral status
B Baertschi - Bioethica Forum, 2008 - academia.edu
The embryo's moral status is a hotly debated question. Some authors give the embryo the
same status as that of an adult human being, while others consider it as more akin to things …
same status as that of an adult human being, while others consider it as more akin to things …
On potentiality and respect for embryos: a reply to Mary Mahowald
A Gómez-Lobo - Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics, 2005 - Springer
In order to understand the nature of human embryos I first distinguish between active and
passive potentiality, and then argue that the former is found in human gametes and embryos …
passive potentiality, and then argue that the former is found in human gametes and embryos …
The embryo rescue case
SM Liao - Theoretical medicine and bioethics, 2006 - Springer
In the debate regarding the moral status of human embryos, the Embryo Rescue Case has
been used to suggest that embryos are not rightholders. This case is premised on the idea …
been used to suggest that embryos are not rightholders. This case is premised on the idea …
Human embryo research: From moral uncertainty to death
F Grinnell - 2004 - Taylor & Francis
While his data clearly show the diversity of opinion, it concerns me that Cheshire presents
no evidence to indicate, as he seems to want to imply, that the bias is a consequence of …
no evidence to indicate, as he seems to want to imply, that the bias is a consequence of …
Brain life and the argument from potential: Affirming the ontological status of human embryos and fetuses
The moral status of human embryos and fetuses is one of the most vexed questions in
bioethics and various responses often stand or fall on the answer to the question of the …
bioethics and various responses often stand or fall on the answer to the question of the …
Potentiality and human embryos
JP Lizza - Bioethics, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Consideration of the potentiality of human embryos to develop characteristics of
personhood, such as intellect and will, has figured prominently in arguments against …
personhood, such as intellect and will, has figured prominently in arguments against …