Moral Status, Human Identity, and Early Embryos: A Critique of the President's Approach

Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics 34 (1):49-57 (2006)
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Underlying President Bush's view regarding stemcell research and cloning are two assumptions: we originate at conception, and we have full moral status as soon as we originate. I will challenge both assumptions, argue that at least the second is mistaken, and conclude that the President's approach is unsustainable

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David DeGrazia
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