The context of embryonic development and its ethical relevance

Silvia Camporesi

doi:10.1002/biot.200700096

The context of embryonic development and its ethical relevance

Silvia Camporesi

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Abstract

Research on human stem cells and embryos creates ethical issues. Here I discuss ten frequently used arguments against research and point out their weaknesses. These arguments include the possessed potentiality of the embryo per se and, in contrast to other cell systems, the "slippery slope" argument, the right of disposal of parents, totipotency versus pluripotency, the burden of proof for research, natural versus artificial, and three arguments based on the precaution principle (the open biological questions, uncertainty regarding clinically applicable therapies, and the problem solving rule). I finally suggest a different answer to the ethical questions concerning research on human embryos and embryonic stem cells, which takes into consideration their biological context.

Original language	English
Article number	N/A
Pages (from-to)	1147-1153
Number of pages	7
Journal	PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL
Volume	2
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/biot.200700096
Publication status	Published - Sept 2007

Keywords

Animals
Biotechnology
Cloning, Organism
Embryo Research
Genetic Engineering
Humans
Internationality
Stem Cell Transplantation

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