For a human being to exist, does it require an immaterial mind, a physical body, a
functioning brain, a soul? Is there a shared nature common to all human beings? What …

The moral status of the human embryo has gained much attention in debates over the
acceptability, or otherwise, of human embryonic stem cell research. Far less attention has …

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 …

The argument from potentiality for embryo protection relies on the assumption of a specific
developmental potential of human embryos: As human embryos under normal conditions …

It is often argued that certain metaphysical complications surrounding the phenomenon of
monozygotic twinning force us to conclude that, prior to the point at which twinning is no …

This paper analyses the status of the embryo in Canadian law. First, a brief overview of
some ethical issues raised by research with embryos, focusing on the moral status of the …

A number of different issues have been covered, and it will be worthwhile pulling together
the central strands of my argument. The starting point of this discussion was to consider …

Medicinsk-etiska frågor återkommer ofta i den offentliga debatten eftersom de är avgörande
för både vårdens praktiska inriktning och även hur vi ser, mer teoretiskt, på människolivets …

It has been argued that the possibility of monozygotic twinning disproves the conservative
position on foetal personhood that defines the foetus as a person from conception. This …

Chapter 1 introduces the main research question to be answered: when does personhood
begin? The chapter outlines the context of the debate, explains the importance of this issue …