THEO 353 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Primitive Streak, Cerebral Cortex, Neural Development
20 Mar 2020
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Perspective 1: consequence based ethics stem cell research and subsequent therapy is currently providing significant benefits to humankind. There is no doubt this benefit will grow as stem cell research continues. Questions concerning the status of human embryos have not been settled. The status of human embryos: christian tradition: christian tradition teaches and basic consensus about this beyond christianity, every human being has moral worth, every person is of irreplaceable and priceless value. General consensus: human beings ought not to be harmed by medical research or at least, that the benefit ought to outweigh the harm. Second interpretation: sees a continuity between a human person with all the rights accorded that person by law. Ethical debate and ethical theories: 2015 op-ed piece for the new york times (july 30, 2015), nathalia holt described her experience of receiving tissue that was:
