THEO 353 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Immanuel Kant, Deontological Ethics
8 Apr 2020
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Theo 353: theology and bioethics review notes lecture 11. Either one supports embryonic stem cell research and accepts the resulting embryo destruction, or one opposes embryonic stem cell research and accepts the potential benefits will be foregone . Human embryo 2 distinctions raised: no more moral status than a rock, moral status of a person. First distinction: discarded-created : not acceptable to create human embryos for the sole purpose of harvesting stem cells, acceptable to acquire stem cells from human embryos that would have been discarded anyway. An analogy would be procuring organs from a donor who is declared dead versus growing humans to use their body parts . Nothing is lost (nil) principle: nothing is lost principle used to justify an action. Nil because the fetal tissue would be discarded similar rationale is used to justify destroying leftover embryos to acquire valuable stem cells as they would be discarded in any case.
